The Chutiyas live in interior places from earlier. These places were not suitable for educational environment where there was not much schooling facilities. In addition, there was the problem of communication. They go to school on foot for a long distance. The students had to mainly the girls were deprived from education. On account of this literacy rate among the Chutiyas is still very low. Besides, although there were some venture school established in the Chutiya populated area, lack of infrastructure facilities became a hurdle in the way of education for them.
There is not an I.A.S., or an I.P.S., or I.F.S. and other such officers among the Chutiyas. Only in last April, 1998, they got an Assam Civil Service (ACS) Officer nominated as an I.A.S. one. Not to speak of any other high officials in the Central Govt, the Chutiyas have only 2 (two) class I officers in the Assam Govt. administration. Number of doctors and engineers and other high professionals are few. there is neither a Chairman, nor a single member from this tribe in any State Board, Corporation, Undertaking, Commission, Committee, Assam Public Service Commission, Assam Co-operative Apex sank etc. This is happening because of their poverty and illiteracy and age-old subjugation by others. They depend for their livelihood mostly on agriculture with outdated farming method, Besides they have no sufficient land for cultivation and can hardly meet their necessities.