The District offers well - developed educational facilities. The rate of literacy is 91.47 %. The educational infrastructure includes 473 lower primary schools, 213 upper primary schools, 211 high schools, 14 arts and science colleges, 8 teachers training centres, 2 training colleges, 30 ITIs and ITCs, 2 junior technical schools, three polytechnic and three engineering college. Besides, there are 2107 anganavadi centres too. All the colleges, A & S colleges except a junior college at Chavara are in the private sector. A fisheries school at Alappad and the Kendreeya Vidyalaya at Kottarakkara are the unique feature of the educational sector.