Literacy Trends in Pakistan - UNESCO Islamabad

Province/District Year Both Male Female Both Male Female Both Male FemaleSexesSexesSexesSargodha 1981 24.90 35.90 12.80 41.50 51.60 30.10 19.30 30.50 7.001998 46.30 59.16 32.66 64.17 72.34 55.26 23.72 53.74 39.092001 51.66 64.61 38.53 69.30 76.78 61.51 24.60 59.39 52.952003 55.57 68.52 43.02 72.95 79.90 66.07 25.20 63.48 64.832005 59.77 72.67 48.03 76.78 83.14 70.97 25.82 67.86 79.372008 66.69 79.37 56.66 82.92 88.24 79.00 26.78 74.99 107.51GROWTH RATE 3.7161 2.9819 5.6647 2.5969 2.0073 3.6383 1.2204 3.3881 10.6469Bhakkar 1981 17.72 27.50 6.61 36.68 50.56 20.73 14.42 23.46 4.181998 34.17 49.72 17.55 55.13 67.65 41.54 30.07 46.18 12.912001 38.37 55.20 20.85 59.24 71.22 46.96 34.23 52.04 15.752003 41.45 59.18 23.39 62.15 73.70 50.96 37.33 56.36 17.992005 44.78 63.45 26.24 65.20 76.27 55.31 40.70 61.03 20.542008 50.28 70.44 31.17 70.06 80.29 62.52 46.33 68.78 25.06GROWTH RATE 3.9382 3.5450 5.9121 2.4258 1.7276 4.1734 4.4178 4.0642 6.8584Khushab 1981 21.37 34.60 7.50 31.40 45.04 17.10 18.48 31.60 4.741998 40.50 59.83 21.77 51.64 65.91 37.39 36.70 57.71 16.552001 45.34 65.90 26.27 56.38 70.49 42.93 41.42 64.18 20.642003 48.88 70.29 29.78 59.78 73.72 47.06 44.91 68.89 23.912005 52.70 74.96 33.76 63.38 77.10 51.60 48.68 73.95 27.692008 58.99 82.57 40.75 69.20 82.46 59.24 54.95 82.25 34.53GROWTH RATE 3.8323 3.2739 6.4690 2.9696 2.2649 4.7094 4.1184 3.6063 7.6322Mianwali 1981 21.40 33.70 8.00 37.60 52.80 20.50 18.00 29.60 5.501998 42.76 63.78 22.07 57.07 73.49 39.93 38.30 60.98 17.292001 48.32 71.38 26.40 61.43 77.91 44.92 43.76 69.28 21.162003 52.42 76.94 29.75 64.52 81.00 48.58 47.82 75.42 24.222005 56.86 82.94 33.52 67.77 84.21 52.54 52.27 82.12 27.712008 64.25 92.82 40.09 72.95 89.27 59.10 59.72 93.29 33.92GROWTH RATE 4.1559 3.8239 6.1510 2.4849 1.9640 3.9997 4.5418 4.3433 6.9697Faisalabad 1981 31.76 41.61 20.68 46.20 54.64 36.45 25.60 35.95 14.081998 51.94 60.85 42.16 64.18 69.81 57.89 42.53 53.85 30.272001 56.65 65.07 47.81 68.01 72.89 62.81 46.52 57.83 34.652003 60.02 68.05 51.99 70.69 75.03 66.33 49.38 60.65 37.912005 63.60 71.16 56.53 73.48 77.22 70.04 52.42 63.60 41.482008 69.37 76.10 64.10 77.87 80.63 75.99 57.33 68.30 47.48GROWTH RATE 2.9357 2.2609 4.2790 1.9524 1.4517 2.7586 3.0310 2.4054 4.6053