Statistics about Education in Assam
Updated on: Mar 18, 2013
Geographical Data | ||
Density | 340/km² | |
Area | 78,438 km² | |
State Boundaries | East | Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur |
West | West Bengal and Meghalaya | |
North | Arunachal Pradesh | |
South | Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Tripura | |
International Boundary | North | Bhutan |
West | Bangladesh | |
Geographic | Latitude | 24° to 28° North |
Coordinates: | Longitude | 90° to 96° East |
Forest Cover | 35.48 % | |
Statistical Data | ||
Population (2001) | 2,66,55,528 | |
Literacy Rate | 64.28% (2001 Census) | |
Sex Ratio | 1000 : 965 | |
National parks | 5 | Kaziranga |
Manas | ||
Dibru Soikhua | ||
Nameri | ||
Orang | ||
Wildlife Sanctuaries | 18 | Pobitora |
Sonai Rupai | ||
Bura-Chapori | ||
Laokhowa | ||
Pobha or Milroy | ||
Chakrashila | ||
Bornadi | ||
Garampani | ||
Gibbon | ||
Nambor | ||
East Karbi Anglong | ||
Karbi Anglong | ||
Pani Dihing | ||
Deeporbeel | ||
Bordoibum Beelmukh | ||
Bherjan-Borajan-Padumoni | ||
Morat Longri | ||
Amchang | ||
Refineries | 4 | Digboi |
Noonmati | ||
Dhaligaon near Bongaigaon | ||
Numaligarh | ||
Universities | 6 | Dibrugarh University at Dibrugarh |
Gauhati University at Guwahati | ||
Assam University at Silchar | ||
Tezpur University at Tezpur | ||
Assam Agricultural University at Jorhat | ||
K.K.handique State Open University | ||
Engineering Colleges | 4 | National Institute of Technology, Silchar |
Jorhat Engineering College at Jorhat | ||
Assam Engineering College at Guwahati | ||
Indian Institute of Technology at Guwahati | ||
Medical Colleges | 3 | Assam Medical College at Dibrugarh |
Guwahati Medical College at Guwahati | ||
Silchar Medical College at Silchar |
District | Pre Primary Schools | Primary Schools | Middle Schools | High School | Higher Secondary | Jr. College |
DHUBRI | - | 1624 | 434 | 156 | 34 | 4 |
KOKRAJHAR | 2 | 1282 | 218 | 73 | 15 | 1 |
BONGAIGAON | 5 | 965 | 261 | 116 | 17 | 1 |
GOALPARA | - | 1150 | 286 | 148 | 13 | - |
BARPETA | 17 | 2064 | 417 | 283 | 41 | 11 |
NALBARI | 9 | 1599 | 386 | 256 | 28 | 13 |
KAMRUP | 49 | 2490 | 518 | 484 | 65 | 11 |
DARRANG | 11 | 1581 | 281 | 220 | 31 | 8 |
SONITPUR | 13 | 1465 | 280 | 212 | 36 | 5 |
LAKHIMPUR | 1 | 1648 | 534 | 254 | 25 | 7 |
DHEMAJI | 9 | 1078 | 283 | 146 | 13 | 3 |
MORIGAON | - | 921 | 292 | 127 | 14 | 3 |
NAGAON | 21 | 2230 | 575 | 304 | 58 | 6 |
GOLAGHAT | 7 | 1125 | 265 | 162 | 23 | 1 |
JORHAT | 18 | 1761 | 443 | 253 | 26 | 10 |
SIBSAGAR | 12 | 1805 | 426 | 185 | 41 | 2 |
DIBRUGARH | 12 | 1304 | 382 | 141 | 25 | 3 |
TINSUKIA | 5 | 1080 | 230 | 106 | 19 | 1 |
KARBI ANGLONG | - | 1162 | 286 | 163 | 12 | - |
NORTH CACHAR HILLS | - | 660 | 205 | 68 | 6 | - |
KARIMGANJ | 4 | 1402 | 347 | 92 | 25 | 1 |
HAILAKANDI | 2 | 1127 | 260 | 40 | 9 | - |
CACHAR | 2 | 1713 | 410 | 147 | 28 | 1 |
District | Primary | Middle | High School | Higher Secondary | Jr. College | Arts, Science and Commerce College | ||||||
*T | *F | *T | *F | *T | *F | *T | *F | *T | *F | *T | *F | |
Dhubri | 3165 | 697 | 3310 | 370 | 1618 | 341 | 1139 | 180 | 56 | 17 | 350 | 74 |
Kokrajhar | 2717 | 652 | 2456 | 399 | 1014 | 272 | 575 | 172 | 15 | 6 | 173 | 32 |
Bongaigaon | 2686 | 747 | 1899 | 336 | 1567 | 423 | 613 | 129 | 16 | 6 | 184 | 38 |
Goalpara | 2322 | 633 | 2157 | 355 | 1589 | 350 | 466 | 70 | 13 | 5 | 221 | 42 |
Barpeta | 4453 | 998 | 4771 | 772 | 3990 | 557 | 1560 | 228 | 159 | 49 | 476 | 105 |
Nalbari | 4508 | 930 | 2416 | 283 | 3688 | 784 | 1064 | 216 | 196 | 60 | 298 | 84 |
Kamrup | 5068 | 1217 | 3063 | 450 | 5490 | 1560 | 2326 | 952 | 183 | 57 | 1610 | 333 |
Darrang | 4034 | 1000 | 3217 | 533 | 2528 | 554 | 1061 | 191 | 130 | 39 | 232 | 63 |
Sonitpur | 3513 | 1174 | 2069 | 510 | 2569 | 646 | 1129 | 295 | 74 | 24 | 361 | 116 |
Lakhimpur | 5194 | 1988 | 2767 | 585 | 3408 | 824 | 811 | 203 | 102 | 32 | 568 | 133 |
Dhemaji | 2559 | 920 | 1399 | 259 | 1538 | 238 | 502 | 63 | 46 | 16 | 372 | 78 |
Morigaon | 2063 | 574 | 1877 | 389 | 2157 | 748 | 440 | 72 | 86 | 29 | 198 | 38 |
Nagaon | 6220 | 2252 | 3667 | 898 | 4118 | 1126 | 2140 | 723 | 56 | 6 | 596 | 111 |
Golaghat | 2523 | 913 | 2470 | 768 | 2157 | 748 | 741 | 274 | 30 | 14 | 593 | 138 |
Jorhat | 3677 | 1402 | 2670 | 815 | 3616 | 979 | 816 | 239 | 146 | 45 | 631 | 234 |
Sibsagar | 9444 | 4420 | 5095 | 1982 | 2078 | 852 | 1442 | 553 | 59 | 19 | 609 | 238 |
Dibrugarh | 3599 | 1485 | 1648 | 500 | 1669 | 629 | 976 | 424 | 45 | 14 | 550 | 163 |
Tinsukia | 2995 | 1090 | 1609 | 553 | 1709 | 651 | 645 | 263 | 43 | 16 | 281 | 75 |
Karbi Anglong | 2538 | 898 | 1440 | 250 | 1581 | 367 | 382 | 93 | Nil | Nil | 186 | 38 |
N.C. Hills | 2279 | 1169 | 1232 | 267 | 826 | 245 | 193 | 68 | Nil | Nil | 98 | 32 |
Karimganj | 3300 | 922 | 1735 | 323 | 1219 | 268 | 791 | 225 | 15 | 6 | 333 | 89 |
Hailakandi | 2558 | 733 | 2446 | 419 | 610 | 197 | 420 | 106 | Nil | Nil | 195 | 60 |
Cachar | 4159 | 1481 | 2892 | 769 | 2794 | 969 | 943 | 241 | 44 | 10 | 330 | 66 |
Assam | 85574 | 28295 | 58305 | 12785 | 52797 | 13861 | 21175 | 5985 | 1514 | 470 | 9445 | 2380 |
*T- Total, *F- Female
Directorate of Secondary Education, Assam
Performance of High School Leaving Certificate Examination in Assam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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District Wise Literate People
District | Male | Female | Total |
Kokrajhar | 230769 | 152772 | 383541 |
Dhubri | 373446 | 251923 | 625369 |
Goalpara | 220277 | 164393 | 384670 |
Bongaigaon | 258761 | 181100 | 439861 |
Barpeta | 448021 | 304661 | 752682 |
Kamrup | 930256 | 677935 | 1608191 |
Nalbari | 387002 | 270923 | 657925 |
Darrang | 407632 | 277366 | 684998 |
Marigaon | 210586 | 156706 | 367292 |
Nagaon | 665697 | 499920 | 1165617 |
Sonitpur | 494965 | 335614 | 830579 |
Lakhimpur | 292261 | 214172 | 506433 |
Dhemaji | 181645 | 122961 | 304606 |
Tinsukia | 355444 | 232858 | 588302 |
Dibrugarh | 406265 | 291883 | 698148 |
Sibsagar | 382936 | 289222 | 672158 |
Jorhat | 375400 | 285191 | 660591 |
Golaghat | 322048 | 235312 | 557360 |
Karbi Anglong | 232652 | 149922 | 382574 |
North Cachar Hills | 63610 | 42744 | 106354 |
Cachar | 474145 | 350292 | 824437 |
Karimganj | 319205 | 230914 | 550119 |
Hailakandi | 155674 | 107873 | 263547 |
Total number of employees serving under the Administrative control of Higher Education Sector comes to 14,535 only. The enrolment from Higher Secondary to post Graduate level are as follows:
S. No. | Institutions | Strength |
1. | H.S. (Arts) | 256958 |
2. | H.S. (Science) | 27074 |
3. | H.S. (Commerce) | 17965 |
4. | Degree (Arts) | 133919 |
5. | Degree (Science) | 30346 |
6. | Degree (Commerce) | 16051 |
7. | Master Degree in Arts | 7442 |
8. | Master Degree in Science | 3944 |
9. | Master Degree in Commerce | 1077 |
10. | Ph.D. | 744 |
11. | M.Phil. | 756 |
12. | L.L.B. | 7140 |
Total | 5,03,416 |
Percentage of passing
Year | Pass Percentage HSLC | Pass Percentage HS-Science | Pass Percentage HS-Arts | Pass Percentage HS-Commerce |
1997 | 28.94 | 62.70 | 54.59 | 54.36 |
1998 | 31.23 | 70.94 | 53.00 | 55.84 |
1999 | 32.13 | 60.10 | 47.97 | 56.26 |
2000 | 38.69 | 58.90 | 42.55 | 40.29 |
2001 | 33.27 | 53.03 | 48.86 | 58.93 |
2002 | 40.87 | 58.61 | 45.95 | 40.95 |
2003 | 44.11 | 63.94 | 46.44 | 60.47 |
2004 | 49.79 | 66.79 | 53.79 | 64.70 |
2005 | 53.07 | 67.68 | 40.08 | 64.80 |
2006 | 53.54 | 72.52 | 40.11 | 62.55 |
2007 | 54.93 | 68.44 | 61.50 | 67.14 |