In Hoshangabad district, there are 960 Primary Schools, 207 Middle Schools, 69 Senior Secondary Schools and 9 Schools are operated by Tribal Department. There are 11 Colleges and 1 is Polytechnic College. All the colleges are functioning under Bhopal University, Bhopal. There is no other technical and medical college in the district. In Hoshangabad, there is one office on Saksharta Programme and a lot of literacy programmes are in-progress under the guidance of Zila Saksharta Office to literate the people.
Out of 11 colleges, seven are Post Graduate Colleges. Post Graduate courses in Science/Arts/Commerce are availbale at the following Colleges:

1. Narmada Maha Vidyalaya, Hoshangabad 
    website -http://www.mpcolleges.nic.in/nmv

2. Home Science College, Hoshangabad 
    website-http://www.mpcolleges.nic.in/hoshangabad

3. Mahatma Gandhi Smiriti Maha Vidyalaya, Itarsi
    website- http://www.mpcolleges.nic.in/gdcitarsi/index.htm

4. Kusum Mahavidyalaya, Seonimalwa
    website -http://www.mpcolleges.nic.in/kgcseonimalwa/

5. Makhanlal Chaturvedi Mahavidyalaya, Babai
    website -http://www.mpcolleges.nic.in/gdcbabai/index.htm

6. Govt Girls  Mahavidyalaya, Pipariya
    website -http://www.mpcolleges.nic.in/ggcpipariya

7. Govt P.G.  Mahavidyalaya, Pipariya
    website -http://www.gpgcpipariya.nic.in/

1-Total Literacy of the District : 58.64%

2- Male Literacy of the District : 67.92%

3- Female Literacy of the District : 48.26%