Abstract: Modernization has brought about series of changes in social organisation, in human behaviour, in religious beliefs, attitudes, values and customs of people.Considerable achievements have been reported in the field of women's education, employment, social and political participations.Many changes have also occurred in the traditional conception of role and status of women through new avenues of opportunities.Regarding the process of modernization unfortunately for various reasons, women in Muslim community are lagging behind from the women of other communities.The purpose of the study is to examine the role of education influencing the status of Muslim women in Trivandrum district of Kerala.