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The Indian state ofMeghalaya has aliteracy rate of 62.56, according to the census of 2001, and is India's 27th most literate state. This, however, had rapidly increased to 75.5 by 2011.
Regular education inMeghalaya began when theKhasi alphabet was proposed in 1842 by the Welsh missionaryThomas Jones. For theGaro Hills area, theGaro alphabet was developed in 1902 by American missionaries. No strict rules required natives of the colonies to be well educated, so only a few primary schools were functioning at the colonial time.
"It was mainly through the Catholic schools and colleges that Khasi and Jaintia people could get higher educational degrees and become qualified for employment in government and private institutions", one scholar asserts. Thefirst college ( St. Edmund's College ) was established inShillong in 1924 by theChristian Brothers of Ireland. Over the years, several quality colleges and public schools were established at formerhill stations .
