| Kasaragod | Literacy rate | Total | 90.09 | % | 88.89 | % | 92 | % |
| Kannur | Literacy rate | Total | 95.1 | % | 93.67 | % | 95.87 | % |
| Wayanad | Literacy rate | Total | 89.03 | % | 88.95 | % | 91.18 | % |
| Kozhikode | Literacy rate | Total | 95.08 | % | 94.47 | % | 95.38 | % |
| Malappuram | Literacy rate | Total | 93.57 | % | 93.06 | % | 94.22 | % |
| Palakkad | Literacy rate | Total | 89.31 | % | 88.31 | % | 92.45 | % |
| Thrissur | Literacy rate | Total | 95.08 | % | 93.68 | % | 95.76 | % |
| Ernakulam | Literacy rate | Total | 95.89 | % | 95.18 | % | 96.22 | % |
| Idukki | Literacy rate | Total | 91.99 | % | 91.82 | % | 95.6 | % |
| Kottayam | Literacy rate | Total | 97.21 | % | 97.1 | % | 97.48 | % |