Karnataka’s literacy rate is 66.64% in 2001 as compared to 56.64% in 1991. The status recorded marginally higher rates in literacy than the all India average except in case of rural males where it is marginally lower than the all India average primary education. There are 58,000 primary schools, where 2.85 lakh teachers are working and 73.21 lakh students of class 1-5 are studying in the state. The net enrolment rate of primary and upper primary school level is 96.01% and for girls it is 94.86%. Due to the state efforts, the number of out of schools children in the state has reduced since 2001. The children census conducted during 2009 was to find the educational status of the children in the age group 7-14. It reveals that 35637 were out of school children have decreased from 72365 During 2008-09 to 2009-10.

There are 11763 secondary schools and 99,106 teachers in the state about 25.22lakh children are studying in Govt. Secondary schools [class 8-9] of whom 11.38 lakh are in the Govt. Schools during 2009-10.There is an increase in enrolment by 1.78% when compared to 2007-08. 

There are 11763 secondary schools and 99,106 teachers in the state about 25.22lakh children are studying in Govt. Secondary schools [class 8-9] of whom 11.38 lakh are in the Govt. Schools during 2009-10.There is an increase in enrolment by 1.78% when compared to 2007-08. 

Higher Education comprises under Graduate Education, Post Graduate Education and Research Institutes. In Karnataka, Higher Education is primarily organized under 16 universities. The first to be set up was the University of Mysore in 1916, Law University in 2008. There are 356 Govt. Colleges, 296 Private Aided Colleges and 532 unaided colleges in the state.