In 2011, Kalimpong subdivision had a literacy rate of 81.85%, comparable with the highest levels of literacy in the districts of the state. While the first degree college in the subdivision was established at Kalimpong in 1962 the entire subdivision (and now the entire district), other than the head-quarters, had to wait until as late as 2015 (more than half a century) to have their first degree colleges at Pedong and Gorubathan.
In 2011, Kalimpong subdivision had a literacy rate of 81.85%, comparable to the highest levels in state districts. The first degree college was established in Kalimpong in 1962; however, other than the headquarters, the entire subdivision and now the district did not have their first degree colleges at Pedong and Gorubathan until 2015 (over half a century later).