Female education is highly stressed upon.
Aap Ki Beti is a scheme which provides subsidized education, uniforms and other help to the female child of impoverished families.
The Zila Prathamik Shiksha and Sarva Shiksha Schemes emphasize on the importance of primary education in the state.
The number of government funded or aided schools in Rajasthan are as follows:
| School/Office | School Type | Rural/Urban | No. of Schools |
| School | Senior Secondary | Rural | 1413 |
| School | Senior Secondary | Urban | 577 |
| School | Secondary | Rural | 2988 |
| School | Secondary | Urban | 528 |
| Office | Others | Rural | 1 |
| Office | Others | Urban | 53 |
| School | Others | Urban | 1 |
Total Other Offices 54
Total Other School 1
Total Secondary Schools 3516
Total Senior Secondary Schools 1990
Apart from this other institutions and projects such as the Gramin Shiksha Kendra have aided in increasing the number of schools in rural areas.
Some of the leading schools in the state are:
| School | Location | Affiliation | Pupils |
| Ajmer Military School | Ajmer | CBSE (XII) | Boys |
| Banasthali Vidyapith | Banasthali | SSC (XII) | Girls |
| Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan's Vidyashram | Jaipur | CBSE (XII) | Co-ed |
| Bhoruram Jiram Dass Public School | Churu | CBSE (XII) | Co-ed |
| Birla Balika Vidyapith | Pilani | CBSE (XII) | Girls |
| Birla Public School Vidya Niketan | Pilani | CBSE (XII) | Boys |
| Dholpur Military School | Dholpur | CBSE (XII) | Boys |
| Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls' High School | Jaipur | CBSE (XII) | Girls |
| Mayo College | Ajmer | CBSE (XII) | Boys |
| Mayo College Girls' School | Ajmer | CISCE (XII) | Girls |
| The Sagar School | Alwar | CBSE (XII) | Co-ed |
| Sainik School | Chittorgarh | CBSE (XII) | Boys |
