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There were reputed centres of learning and culture in Kozhikode district even in the early and medieval periods. Under the rule of the enlightened Zamorins, it became famous all over South India as a rendezvous of scholars and men of learning.

The beginning of western education may be traced back to the first half of the 19th century, when in 1848 the Basel Evangelical Mission started a primary school at Kallai. In 1877, a school for the young rajas was started in Kozhikode. This was later thrown open to all caste Hindu boys. In 1879, it was affiliated to the University of Madras as a second grade college and with this, collegiate education in the district received a fillip. Secondary education recorded an appreciable progress since 1915. The erstwhile Malabar district, of which the present Kozhikode district formed a part, holds a high rank among the districts of Madras presidency in secondary education. According to the 1991 census, the percentage of literacy is 79.12, i.e. 82.59 percent males and 75.76 percent females. Total of the literate and educated persons are placed at 20,68,072 with the break up as 10,63,029 males and 10,05,043 females.

The seat of the University of Calicut is 23 kms. South of Kozhikode city at Tenhipalam in Malappuram district. The University of Calicut was established in 1968.

There are 14 Arts and Science Colleges, of which eight colleges are under private management. Of the ten professional Colleges in the district one, i.e. Farrook Training College, is run by private management. Calicut is also the home to one of india's finest management schools, Indian Institute of Management.

The district has four Polytechnics, three Industrial Training Institutes, five Basic Training schools and one Oriental Textile Institute.