As per Census reports, there has been steady improvement in literacy rates since independence as the literacy rate has increased from 18.33 per cent in 1951 to 72.98 per cent in 2011.
1951 ರಲ್ಲಿ 18.33% ಇದ್ದ ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ 2011ರ ಜನಗಣತಿ ವೇಳೆಗೆ 72.98 % ಗೆ ಏರಿಕೆಯಾಗಿದೆ.