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Education is considered the most powerful social element for the betterment of the quality of life of people and also for the sustainable development of society and the growth of a country. United nation millennium development goals (MDGs), United nation sustainable development goals (SDGs), National education policy (NEP 1986, 1992, 2020) etc. all included education as a prerequisite for the betterment and balanced development of the nation. But in the Indian scenario, there have been observed inequalities among states, districts, blocks and even within village communities, which is a great concern for promoting national development. Keeping in mind the above facts, the present study has been focused on the spatio-temporal analysis of educational facilities among fifty-four blocks under the undivided Medinipur district, West Bengal, for the two census years 2001 and 2011 respectively. The study tried to compute inequalities in educational facilities using a composite educational index on the basis of twelve selected indicators, following Deprivation index method. The study found that western blocks are very deprived in comparing to eastern blocks regarding educational facilities for the year 2001, whereas, in 2011 western blocks improved a little but eastern blocks shows inadequacy in the available educational infrastructure in comparing to the rapid population growth in the same period of time. The study argued for necessary government policy by local institutions for improvement of the educational facilities of deprived pockets within the district.