Educational Facts & Figures of Punjab
Updated on: Mar 5, 2013
Facts & Figures
Literacy Rates Comparison
| Literacy Rate | Male | Female |
| General | 75.63% | 63.55% |
| SC / ST / OBC | 49.82% | 31.03% |
District wise figures of literacy rate
| State/ District | Literacy Percentage 2001* | Literacy Percentage 2001* | ||||
| Total Population | Rural | Urban | Total | Males | Females | |
| Punjab | 148,53,810 | 65.16 | 79.13 | 69.95 | 75.63 | 63.55 |
| Gurdaspur | 13,54,830 | 70.96 | 83.43 | 74.19 | 80.44 | 67.31 |
| Amritsar | 18,08,811 | 60.65 | 78.37 | 67.85 | 73.58 | 61.41 |
| Fatehgarh Sahib | 3,51,446 | 71.71 | 80.22 | 74.70 | 78.85 | 68.60 |
| Firozpur | 9,16,309 | 55.75 | 77.22 | 61.42 | 69.55 | 52.33 |
| Ludhiana | 20,42,846 | 72.88 | 79.42 | 76.54 | 80.19 | 72.11 |
| Jalandhar | 13,51,440 | 74.41 | 81.74 | 77.91 | 82.37 | 72.93 |
| Kapurthala | 4,86,659 | 70.57 | 79.63 | 73.56 | 78.66 | 67.90 |
| Hoshiarpur | 10,56,804 | 80.09 | 86.66 | 81.40 | 86.97 | 75.56 |
| Mansa | 3,11,895 | 47.56 | 71.23 | 52.50 | 59.12 | 45.07 |
| Moga | 4,96,338 | 61.18 | 74.84 | 63.94 | 68.40 | 58.96 |
| Muktsar | 3,96,030 | 54.10 | 71.63 | 50.67 | 65.94 | 50.57 |
| Nawanshar | 3,97,843 | 75.99 | 82.26 | 76.86 | 83.67 | 69.52 |
| Rupnagar | 7,63,330 | 74.51 | 86.60 | 78.49 | 84.43 | 71.74 |
| Patiala | 11,28,575 | 63.34 | 81.99 | 69.96 | 76.13 | 62.94 |
| Sangrur | 10,46,356 | 55.86 | 70.12 | 60.04 | 65.97 | 53.29 |
| Bathinda | 6,37,048 | 55.30 | 75.96 | 61.51 | 68.31 | 53.76 |
| Faridkot | 3,07,250 | 58.58 | 72.71 | 63.34 | 68.92 | 57.09 |
Note :- Exclude children in the age group 0-6 who weretreated as illiterates in the 2001 Census.
Number of Schools in Punjab in 2003-2004
| Level of Schools | State Govt. | Non Government (Recognised ) including aided school | Total No. of Schools |
| Primary schools | 12972 | 422 | 12606 |
| Middle schools | 2353 | 157 | 2544 |
| High schools | 1739 | 410 | 2150 |
| Sr. Secondary schools | 1382 | 262 | 1092 |
| Total | 18924 | ||
| Senior Secondary Schools having Academic and Vocational Streams out of Sr. No. 4 | 345 | Nil | 345 |
Total Enrolment as on 2002 (In Govt. & Non Govt. (Recognised Schools only)
| Grand Total | Boys | Girls | Total |
| Pre-Primary Dept. | 17837 | 12781 | 30618 |
| Primary Dept . . (I-V) | 1000055 | 889958 | 1890013 |
| Middle Dept. (VI-VII) | 530196 | 477190 | 1007386 |
| High Dept. (IX-X) | 262578 | 239815 | 502393 |
| Sr. Sec. Dept. (XI-XII) | 156749 | 129922 | 286671 |
| Grand Total | 1967415 | 1749666 | 3717081 |
Infrastructure
Primary Schools
Number of Govt. And Non Govt. (Recognized) school and enrollment during the year 2002
| District | No. of full-fledged Primary schools | Enrollment in full-fledged Pry (Govt. & non Govt.School) |
| Amritsar | 1417 | 238584 |
| Bathinda | 0429 | 98228 |
| Faridkot | 0238 | 47358 |
| Fatehgarh Sahib | 0450 | 44119 |
| Ferozepur | 1104 | 150382 |
| Gurdaspur | 1552 | 192017 |
| Hoshiarpur | 1263 | 117710 |
| Jalandhar | 0938 | 131481 |
| Kapurthala | 0536 | 49906 |
| Ludhiana | 1019 | 175693 |
| Mansa | 0291 | 60780 |
| Moga | 0368 | 75624 |
| Mukatsar | 0357 | 64057 |
| Nawanshahar | 0438 | 46630 |
| Patiala | 1147 | 130537 |
| Ropar | 0859 | 78217 |
| Sangrur | 0834 | 148964 |
| TOTAL | 14280 | 1850287 |
Middle Schools
Number of Govt. And Non Government (Recognized) school and enrollmentduring the year 2002
| District | No. of Middle School | Enrollment in Middle School |
| Amritsar | 270 | 32814 |
| Bathinda | 107 | 16422 |
| Faridkot | 093 | 8475 |
| Fatehgarh Sahib | 068 | 4327 |
| Ferozepur | 233 | 19271 |
| Gurdaspur | 255 | 18908 |
| Hoshiarpur | 187 | 15399 |
| Jalandhar | 180 | 15075 |
| Kapurthala | 113 | 6775 |
| Ludhiana | 210 | 19184 |
| Mansa | 86 | 6504 |
| Moga | 90 | 6151 |
| Mukatsar | 87 | 5786 |
| Nawanshahar | 92 | 5630 |
| Patiala | 169 | 16256 |
| Ropar | 117 | 9513 |
| Sangrur | 189 | 14629 |
| TOTAL | 2536 | 221119 |
Number of Government And Non Government (Recognized) school and enrollment during the year 2003-2004
| District | No. of High Schools | Enrollment in High School |
| Amritsar | 244 | 109679 |
| Bathinda | 122 | 46406 |
| Faridkot | 060 | 17183 |
| Fatehgarh Sahib | 044 | 18267 |
| Ferozepur | 122 | 52868 |
| Gurdaspur | 206 | 79234 |
| Hoshiarpur | 175 | 63819 |
| Jalandhar | 193 | 69332 |
| Kapurthala | 082 | 27631 |
| Ludhiana | 218 | 81723 |
| Mansa | 053 | 14201 |
| Moga | 095 | 26916 |
| Mukatsar | 088 | 1673 |
| Nawanshahar | 072 | 22900 |
| Patiala | 159 | 64230 |
| Ropar | 104 | 43845 |
| Sangrur | 195 | 69832 |
| TOTAL | 2242 | 809739 |
Senior Secondary
Number of Government And NonGovernment. (Recognized) school and enrollmentduring the year 2003-2004
| District | No of Senior Secondary | Enrolment in Senior Secondary |
| Amritsar | 192 | 108270 |
| Bathinda | 087 | 38650 |
| Faridkot | 033 | 23904 |
| Fatehgarh Sahib | 043 | 19931 |
| Ferozepur | 107 | 61786 |
| Gurdaspur | 167 | 95026 |
| Hoshiarpur | 114 | 50910 |
| Jalandhar | 171 | 99255 |
| Kapurthala | 062 | 25921 |
| Ludhiana | 206 | 130364 |
| Mansa | 045 | 14729 |
| Moga | 084 | 31397 |
| Mukatsar | 070 | 21461 |
| Nawanshahar | 052 | 16323 |
| Patiala | 114 | 72764 |
| Ropar | 080 | 40054 |
| Sangrur | 119 | 51169 |
| TOTAL | 1748 | 901914 |
List of colleges affiliated to Punjab University, Chandigarh as on 6.10.2005
| Category | Colleges situated in the state of Punjab | Colleges situated in Chandigarh | Total | ||
| Private | Govt. | Private | Govt. | ||
| Arts, Science & Commerce | 70 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 95 |
| Education | 39 | - | 2 | 1 | 42 |
| Physical Education | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Engineering & Technology | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Design & fine Arts | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Oriental | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Medical | - | - | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Law | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Grand Total | 113 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 150 |
Number of Students Admitted for the session 20042005
| P.U. Campus | Boys | Girls | Total |
| Arts | 838 | 1309 | 2147 |
| Science | 625 | 1064 | 1689 |
| Commerce | 232 | 135 | 367 |
| Professional | 1346 | 794 | 2140 |
| Deptt. of Corr. Studies | 9554 | 4735 | 14289 |
| Evening Studies | 971 | 106 | 1077 |
| Regional Centre, Muktsar | 273 | 111 | 384 |
| Regional Centre, Ludhiana | 44 | 22 | 66 |
| V.V.B.I.S. & I.S. Hoshiarpur | 38 | 20 | 58 |
Affiliated Colleges
| Courses | Boys | Girls | Total |
| Under-Graduate Courses | 41243 | 54347 | 95590 |
| Post Graduate Courses | 2368 | 5110 | 7478 |
| Grand Total | 57532 | 67753 | 125285 |