Dataset · Education
Number of colleges under the Directorate of Collegiate Education, Kerala, by district, management (government or aided) and college type, with a Kerala total row. It counts the 257 colleges on the Directorate's directory pages in October 2026: 75 government colleges (66 arts and science, 4 music, 4 teacher education, 1 physical education) and 182 aided colleges. Ernakulam (29), Malappuram (28) and Kottayam (27) have the most colleges, Wayanad (6) and Kasaragod (8) the fewest. Use it to compare access to arts and science colleges across districts or regions; the college-wise list is PRI-EDU-0046.
The first 5 of 52 rows
| period | period_type | geo_level | geo_code | geo_name | management | college_type | colleges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | year | state | 32 | Kerala | aided | arts_science | 167 |
| 2026 | year | state | 32 | Kerala | aided | teacher_education | 15 |
| 2026 | year | state | 32 | Kerala | govt | arts_science | 66 |
| 2026 | year | state | 32 | Kerala | govt | music | 4 |
| 2026 | year | state | 32 | Kerala | govt | physical_education | 1 |
8 columns, in file order.
periodperiod_typegeo_levelgeo_codegeo_namemanagementcollege_typecollegesPlease cite this dataset when you use it:
Policy and Research Initiative (2026). District-wise number of government and aided colleges under the Directorate of Collegiate Education, Kerala, 2026 [Dataset]. PRI Data Repository. /data/dce-colleges-by-district-kerala