Mettupalayam has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 60%. In Mettupalayam, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Mettupalayam has a higher literacy rate than the national average, with males being more literate than females.  A significant portion of the population in Mettupalayam is below the age of six.