Literacy Trends in Pakistan - UNESCO Islamabad

Table VLiteracy Rates (10 Years & above) of Pakistan by Urban, Rural,Sex and Province1981,1998,2001, 2003, 2005 and 2008PUNJABSINDHN.W.F.P.(Literacy Rates in Percentages)All Areas Urban RuralYears Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes Male Female1981 27.40 36.80 16.80 46.70 55.20 36.70 20.00 29.60 9.401998 46.56 57.20 35.10 64.48 70.94 57.23 37.95 50.40 24.78(Estimated) 2001 51.13 61.83 39.97 68.26 74.15 61.90 42.49 55.36 29.40(Estimated) 2003 54.42 65.12 43.59 70.90 76.37 65.22 45.82 58.94 32.95(Estimated) 2005 57.92 68.59 47.54 73.64 78.66 68.72 49.40 62.75 36.94(Estimated) 2008 63.60 74.14 54.14 77.95 82.22 74.32 55.32 68.93 43.831981 31.50 39.70 21.60 50.80 57.80 42.20 15.60 24.50 5.201998 45.29 54.50 34.78 63.72 69.75 56.66 25.73 37.89 12.23(Estimated) 2001 48.29 57.63 37.83 66.32 72.10 59.68 28.11 40.92 14.22(Estimated) 2003 50.39 59.82 40.01 68.11 73.71 61.79 29.81 43.07 15.73(Estimated) 2005 52.59 62.10 42.32 69.95 75.36 63.97 31.62 45.34 17.39(Estimated) 2008 56.07 65.67 46.03 72.81 77.90 67.38 34.54 48.97 20.231981 16.70 25.90 6.50 35.80 47.00 21.90 13.20 21.70 3.801998 35.41 51.39 18.82 54.33 67.48 39.10 31.29 47.65 14.69(Estimated) 2001 40.43 58.00 22.70 58.48 71.93 43.31 36.44 54.75 18.65(Estimated) 2003 44.17 62.86 25.73 61.42 75.05 46.37 40.33 60.05 21.86(Estimated) 2005 48.25 68.14 29.16 64.51 78.32 49.64 44.64 65.88 25.63(Estimated) 2008 55.10 76.90 35.17 69.44 83.48 54.99 51.99 75.68 32.54