Literacy and Education

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Literacy and Education:

Information on literacy and education are furnished below:

Literacy:

In Kamalganj uazila it is found that 40.67% population aged 7 years and over are literate. Literacy rates by sex and locality of three consecutive censuses are shown in following table. 

Literacy Rate by Sex and , 1981-2001 

Locality 2001 1991 1981*
Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female
Upazila 40.7 45.3 35.9 28.6 35.7 21.1 21.7 30.3 12.7
Rural 39.9 44.7 34.9 27.6 34.5  20.2  21.1 29.7 12.2
Urban 47.0 50.2 43.7 38.5 46.8 29.6 27.0 35.4 17.6

* Literacy rate in 1981 is calculated for population 5 years & above.

The above table shows that the literacy rate of Kamalganj uazila in 2001 is 40.7% for both sexes, 45.3% for males and 35.9% for females. A sharp increase in the literacy rate is seen over the last decade in the upazila. In urban the literacy rate is 47.0% for both sexes, 50.2% for males and 43.7% for females which are higher as compared to the corresponding rates in rural area of 39.9% for both sexes, 44.7% for males and 34.9% for females. A significant improvement is seen in the literacy rate of the urban area of the upazila over the last decade 1991-2001. The table shows an increase of 12.1%, 9.6% and 14.8% percent point in 2001 over 1991 for both sexes, males and females respectively for the upazila. In Kamalganj upazila the literacy is the highest i.e.64.6 in ward No 01 of Kamalganj paurashava and the lowest i.e., 34.9 in Islampur union.

Education :

School attendance of boys and girls between age 5 to 24 years are presented in Table bellow:

Locality 5-9 years 10-14 years 15-19 years 20-24 years  5-24 years
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
Upazila 43.2 42.5 51.4 51.7 28.1 27.7 12.0 6.2 37.3 34.3
Rural 43.8 43.0 51.2 51.0 27.9 27.3 11.8 5.9 37.4 34.2
Urban 37.7 38.4 53.1 56.9 29.6 30.2 13.3 7.8 36.6 34.9

School attendance at the age group 5 to 24 years for males is 37.3% and for females is 34.3% .In urban area the rate is slightly lower i.e. 36.6% i.e. for males and 34.9% for females. For rural area the rate is slightly higher i.e, 37.4% for the males and 34.2% for the females. Among various age groups, the school attendance of females for the age group 10-14 years is seen the highest than males in urban area, leads to higher attendance for females in the upazila.

Name of Educational Institute and Educational Institute Identification NO (EIIN)

Junior High School

  1. AVOY CHARON JU SCHOOL 129586
  2. DALUA CHARA JU HIGH SCHOOL 129608
  3. UNION ADARSHA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 129603

Sanskrit Toll

  1. GHORAMARA MANORAMA TOLL 129592

High School

  1. HAZI MUZIB GIRLS SCHOOL 131168
  2. KAMUD PUR HIGH SCHOOL 129607
  3. ABDUL MOSBBIR ACADEMY 129606
  4. A.A.T.M BOHUMUKHI HIGH SCHOOL 129590
  5. ABUL FAZAL CHOWDHURY HIGH SCHOOL 129601
  6. AHMED IQBAL MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 129605
  7. BHANDARIGAON HIGH SCHOOL 129596
  8. CHITLIA JANAKALLYAN HIGHSCHOOL 129595
  9. DAYAMAY SINGHA HIGH SCHOOL 129598
  10. HAJI MD USTWAR GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL 129585
  11. ISLAMPUR PADMA MEMORIAL PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL 129600
  12. KALENAGA HIGH SCHOOL 129602
  13. KALI PARSAD HIGH SCHOOL 129589
  14. KAMALGONJ GIEL'S HIGH SCHOOL 129588
  15. KAMALGONJ M.L HIGH SCHOOL 129587
  16. M.A.WAHAB HIGH SCHOOL 129591
  17. MADHABPUR HIGH  SCHOOL 129593
  18. PATAN USHER HIGH SCHOOL 129594
  19. SAHAKID SMRITY  HIGH SCHOOL 129597
  20. TETAIGAON RASHID UDDIN HIGH SCHOOL 129584

Madrasha

  1. AHMED NAGAR DAKHIL MADRASHA 129613
  2. ISLAMPUR ISLAMIA DAKHIL MADRASHA 129611
  3. NAZIR HASAN ISLAMIA DAKHIL MADRASHA 129610
  4. USMAN ALI ISLAMIA DAKHIL MADRASHA 129612
  5. SAFAT ALI SENIOR FAZIL MADRASAH 129609

College

  1. ABDUL  GAFUR  CHOWDHURY  MAHILA  COLLEGE 129614
  2. SUJA MEMORIAL COLLEGE 129616
  3. KAMAL GANJ GANA MOHA BIDYALAY 129615

Source:

  1. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics: http://www.bbs.gov.bd/
  2. DIRECTORATE OF SECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION: http://www.dshe.gov.bd/
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