Literacy
| Literacy rate | 43.6 % (1981) |
| 52.2 % (1991) | |
| 64.8 % (2001) | |
| Male | 56.4 % (1981) |
| 64.1 % (1991) | |
| 75.3 % (2001) | |
| Female | 29.8 % (1981) |
| 39.3 % (1991) | |
| 53.7 % (2001) | |
School education in 1000 |
|
| Primary schools | 494.4 (1980 - 1981) |
| 560.9 (1990 - 1991) | |
| 626.7 (1998 - 1999) | |
| 641.7 (1999 - 2000) | |
| 695.3 (2003 - 2004) | |
| Middle school | 118.6 (1980 - 1981) |
| 151.5 (1990 - 1991) | |
| 190.2 (1998 - 1999) | |
| 198.0 (1999 - 2000) | |
| 229.8 (2003 - 2004) | |
| High/Higher secondary | 51.6 (1980 - 1981) |
| 79.8 (1990 - 1991) | |
| 112.4 (1998 - 1999) | |
| 116.8 (1999 - 2000) | |
| 140.1 (2003 - 2004) | |
College & university education (no) |
|
| General education colleges | 3,421 (1980 - 1981) |
| 4,862 (1990 - 1991) | |
| 7,494 (1998 - 1999) | |
| 7,778 (1999 - 2000) | |
| 8,913 (2003 - 2004) | |
| Professional colleges (* Medicine, Engineering & Teachers training colleges only) |
1,317 (1980 - 1981) |
| 886 (1990 - 1991)* | |
| 2,129 (1998 - 1999)* | |
| 2,124 (1999 - 2000)* | |
| 4,305 (2003 - 2004) | |
| Universities (# including deemed universities and institutions of national importance only |
110 (1980 - 1981) |
| 184 (1990 - 1991)# | |
| 237 (1998 - 1999)# | |
| 244 (1999 - 2000)# | |
| 304 (2003 - 2004)# | |
| Source : Statistical Outline of India 2004 - 2005, Tata Services Limited, Department of Economics and Statistics |
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