In tribal locations, despite existence of sufficient public infrastructure for primary education there are issues of poor enrolment of children in primary schools, high incidence of drop out of children and poor quality of education. These are attributed to scattered nature of the villages and poor road transport infrastructure. Education is one of the weakest areas in all the tribal blocks of the district. Though sufficient infrastructure is established, the enrolment rate and the quality of education are very low. There are sufficient numbers of government schools in both the districts and sufficient numbers of teachers are appointed by the government.
But due to scattered nature of the villages the approach roads and transport facilities are very low. Hence the teachers are not able to reach the villages in time and spend quality time with the children. The literacy rate in these villages is claimed as 40% and 60% respectively. But the reality is not matching and it is still low. The percentage of children attending school is 50% and during agriculture season and festivals it is less than 20%. The assessment on the attainment level of children shows that the children studying in middle school are not able read and write. The girl children are dropped even at primary level to take care of the siblings. Moreover, the girl children are getting married by 12-13 years immediately after attaining puberty.
Most children now go to the govt. school in spite of the difficulties in reaching the school and poor quality of the facility. Most govt. schools have one or two rooms staffed with one or two teachers. Quality of education imparted is generally very poor. The system of education in these areas is not up to the mark. Out of total enrolment the dropout rate is alarmingly touching 70% after middle schooling due to unorganized education system, inadequate infrastructure, irregularity of teachers in the class rooms, non-involvement of the parents etc. lead to high percent of dropout at school level.