Progress of Literacy in Rajasthan
| Year | Percentageof Literacy of respective Population |
| Person+ | Male+ | Female+ | Person* | Male* | Female* |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 1921 | - | - | - | 4.22 | 7.33 | 0.59 |
| 1931 | - | - | - | 4.65 | 8.15 | 0.72 |
| 1941 | - | - | - | 5.51 | 9.36 | 1.14 |
| 1951 | 8.50 | 13.88 | 2.66 | 8.95 | 14.44 | 3.00 |
| 1961 | 18.12 | 28.08 | 7.01 | 15.21 | 23.71 | 5.84 |
| 1971 | 22.57 | 33.87 | 10.06 | 19.07 | 28.74 | 8.40 |
| 1981 | 30.11 | 44.77 | 14.00 | 24.38 | 36.30 | 11.42 |
| 1991 | 38.55 | 54.99 | 20.44 | 30.79 | 43.96 | 16.31 |
| 2001(P) | 61.03 | 76.46 | 44.34 | 49.73 | 62.21 | 36.20 |
| +Effective |
| *General Literacy Rate is worked out as the ratio between number of totalliterates and total population. |
| (P)Provisional. |
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Education in Rajasthan
Literacy in Cities of Rajasthan
| S. No. | City* | Percentage of Literacy |
| | | 1991 | 2001(P) |
| 1. | Ajmer | 67.63 | 84.05 |
| 2. | Alwar | 62.45 | 83.8 |
| 3. | Bewar | 62.98 | 82.72 |
| 4. | Bharatpur | 54.91 | 77.93 |
| 5. | Bhilwara | 53.39 | 77.14 |
| 6. | Bikaner | 56.94 | 76.97 |
| 7. | Ganganagar | 58.70 | 81.02 |
| 8. | Jaipur | 57.95 | 78.65 |
| 9. | Jodhpur | 56.44 | 77.56 |
| 10. | Kota | 60.15 | 81.33 |
| 11. | Pali | 49.32 | 73.43 |
| 12. | Sikar | 44.48 | 75.97 |
| 13. | Tonk | 40.92 | 64.47 |
| 14. | Udaipur | 66.24 | 87.9 |
| 15. | Hanumangarh | - | 75.62 |
| 16. | Kishangarh | - | 73.81 |
| 17. | Gangapur City | - | 73.04 |
| 18. | Sawai Madhopur | - | 75.68 |
| 19. | Churu | - | 74.54 |
| 20. | Jhnunjhunu | - | 72.75 |
| *Cities having Population above one Lakh |
| (P) Provisional. |
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Literate Persons-Rajasthan
| | 2001* | (Provisional) |
| Literate Population | (In Percentage) |
| S.No. | District | Person | Male | Female | Person | Male | Female |
| 1 | Ajmer | 1181350 | 750904 | 430446 | 4.21 | 4.11 | 4.39 |
| 2 | Alwar | 1513203 | 1013010 | 500193 | 5.39 | 5.54 | 5.10 |
| 3 | Banswara | 525378 | 361488 | 163890 | 1.87 | 1.98 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Baran | 505055 | 337236 | 167819 | 1.80 | 1.84 | 1.71 |
| 5 | Barmer | 913794 | 597329 | 316465 | 3.25 | 3.27 | 3.23 |
| 6 | Bharatpur | 1078484 | 737620 | 340864 | 3.84 | 4.04 | 3.48 |
| 7 | Bhilwara | 845002 | 572808 | 272194 | 3.00 | 3.13 | 2.78 |
| 8 | Bikaner | 779087 | 508820 | 270267 | 2.77 | 2.78 | 2.76 |
| 9 | Bundi | 440487 | 298623 | 141864 | 1.57 | 1.63 | 1.45 |
| 10 | Chittorgarh | 81449 | 545076 | 269373 | 2.90 | 2.98 | 2.75 |
| 11 | Churu | 1035567 | 628118 | 407449 | 3.69 | 3.44 | 4.15 |
| 12 | Dausa | 662975 | 447188 | 215787 | 2.36 | 2.45 | 2.20 |
| 13 | Dholpur | 466410 | 320036 | 146374 | 1.66 | 1.75 | 1.49 |
| 14 | Dungarpur | 423744 | 283846 | 139898 | 1.51 | 1.55 | 1.43 |
| 15 | Ganganagar | 971073 | 602408 | 368665 | 3.46 | 3.30 | 3.76 |
| 16 | Hanumangarh | 832914 | 516594 | 316320 | 2.97 | 2.83 | 3.22 |
| 17 | Jaipur | 3076311 | 1919293 | 1157018 | 10.95 | 10.50 | 11.80 |
| 18 | Jaisalmer | 204262 | 146961 | 57301 | 0.73 | 0.80 | 0.58 |
| 19 | Jalore | 530957 | 375365 | 155592 | 1.89 | 2.05 | 1.58 |
| 20 | Jhalawar | 563578 | 374698 | 188880 | 2.01 | 2.05 | 1.92 |
| 21 | Jhunjhunu | 1167470 | 699796 | 467674 | 4.16 | 3.83 | 4.77 |
| 22 | Jodhpur | 1340097 | 905259 | 434838 | 4.78 | 4.95 | 4.43 |
| 23 | Karauli | 619452 | 418745 | 200707 | 2.20 | 2.29 | 2.05 |
| 24 | Kota | 985197 | 602593 | 382604 | 3.50 | 3.30 | 3.90 |
| 25 | Nagaur | 1312641 | 866456 | 446185 | 4.67 | 4.74 | 4.55 |
| 26 | Pali | 817333 | 544748 | 272585 | 2.91 | 2.98 | 2.78 |
| 27 | Rajsamand | 451867 | 297235 | 154632 | 1.61 | 1.63 | 1.58 |
| 28 | Sawaimadhopur | 523262 | 371242 | 152020 | 1.86 | 2.03 | 1.55 |
| 29 | Sikar | 1339192 | 814816 | 524376 | 4.77 | 4.46 | 5.35 |
| 30 | Sirohi | 372052 | 247456 | 124596 | 1.32 | 1.35 | 1.27 |
| 31 | Tonk | 519814 | 364595 | 155219 | 1.85 | 1.99 | 1.58 |
| 32 | Udaipur | 1273644 | 809149 | 464495 | 4.54 | 4.43 | 4.74 |
| | Rajasthan | 28086101 | 18279511 | 9806590 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| * Literate exclude children in the age group 0-6 who are treated as illiterates. |
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School Education in Rajasthan
| S.No. | A-Institutions | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 |
| 1. | Senior Secondary & Secondary | 6092 | 6709 |
| 2. | Upper Primary | 17310 | 19768 |
| 3. | Primary &Pre Primary | 45772 | 44902 |
| | Total | 69174 | 71379 |
| S.No | B-Scholars | 1999-2000 | 2000-2001 |
| | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls |
| 1. | Senior Secondary & Secondary | 1714698 | 775054 | 1798877 | 833988 |
| 2. | Upper Primary | 2302976 | 1379970 | 2566616 | 1581439 |
| 3. | Primary &Pre Primary | 2752359 | 1918990 | 2712350 | 1973866 |
| | Total | 6770033 | 4074014 | 7077843 | 4389293 |
| | 1999-2000 | 2000-2001 |
| S.No. | C-Teachers | Male | Female | Male | Female |
| 1. | Senior Secondary & Secondary | 69212 | 26210 | 67718 | 25642 |
| 2. | Upper Primary | 92360 | 31197 | 101834 | 35974 |
| 3. | Primary &Pre Primary | 80649 | 27801 | 78059 | 27125 |
| | Total | 242221 | 85208 | 247611 | 88741 |
| Note : 1999-2000 includes Rajeev Pathshalas. |
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College Education in Rajasthan
| Institutions | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 |
| A-Institutions | 279 | 278 |
| 1. Colleges (Boys) | 162 | 159 |
| 2. Colleges (Girls) | 117 | 119 |
| B-Scholars | 225563 | 238798 |
| 1. Boys | 148664 | 155334 |
| 2. Girls | 76899 | 83464 |
| C-Teachers | 6228 | 6171 |
| 1. Male | 3666 | 3589 |
| 2. Female | 2562 | 2582 |
| * Excluding University' Scholars & Teachers. |
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Professional and Technical Education in Rajasthan
| Type | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 |
| A-Polytechnics |
| 1. | No. of Institutions | 24 | 25 |
| 2. | No. of Scholars | 2122 | 2024 |
| 3. | No. of Teachers | N.A | N.A |
| B-Technical Collages |
| I. No. of Technical Colleges |
| 1. | I T I | 97 | 105 |
| 2. | Engineering | 7 | 7 |
| 3. | Medical | 6 | 6 |
| 4. | Ayurved | 4 | 4 |
| 5. | Homoeopathic & Unani | 6 | 6 |
| 6. | Vaterinary Science | 1 | 1 |
| 7. | Agriculture Science | 8 | 8 |
| 8. | D. & B. Pharma | 7 | 7 |
| 9. | Dental Surgery | 1 | 1 |
| 10. | Dairy Technology | 1 | 1 |
| 11. | Nursing (Ayurved) | 2 | 2 |
| II. No. of Scholars in Technical Colleges |
| 1. | I T I | 8587 | 6329 |
| 2. | Engineering | 1310* | 1407* |
| 3. | Medical | 594 | 597 |
| 4. | Ayurved | N.A. | N.A. |
| 5. | Homoeopathic & Unani | N.A. | 75 |
| 6. | Vaterinary Science | 161 | 157 |
| 7. | Agriculture Science | 665 | 595 |
| 8. | D. & B. Pharma | 396 | 365 |
| 9. | Dental Surgery | 40 | 38 |
| 10. | Dairy Technology | N.A. | N.A. |
| 11. | Nursing (Ayurved) | 164 | 173 |
| III. Teachers in Technical Colleges X | N.A. | N.A. |
| X Information of all type category's Teacher not available. |
| *Excluding M.B.A. Engineering Collage Jodhpur |
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