Literacy rate: 10 years and above (58.8%), Male 75.9%, Female 43.8%
No. of Schools:
Nursery (12), Secondary (31)
Primary 233 COPE (20)
Enrolment 2006 - 150,551. (Boys 54%, Girls 46% o.w. orphans 4.3%, children with disabilities 4%)
The pupil classroom ratio is 1: 128 compared to the national figure of 1:55, the teacher pupil ratio is 1:90 compared to the national average of 1:52. Desk pupil ratio is 1:12 whereas the national figure is 1:3. Such alarming figures translate into poor performance and high dropout rates of 5.1%.
