Literacy Trends in Pakistan - UNESCO Islamabad

Province/DistrictBoth Male Female Both Male Female Both Male FemaleSexesSexesSexesLayyah 1981 18.9 28.58 7.78 45.68 58.28 31.38 16.01 25.39 5.221998 38.68 52.98 23.39 62.45 72.6 51.54 34.92 49.86 18.952001 43.89 59.08 28.40 65.99 75.47 56.26 40.07 56.17 23.792003 47.75 63.53 32.33 68.47 77.45 59.64 43.92 60.81 27.692005 51.95 68.31 36.80 71.03 79.47 63.22 48.14 65.83 32.222008 58.94 76.17 44.69 75.06 82.62 69.01 55.25 74.16 40.46GROWTH RATE 4.3027 3.6973 6.6892 1.8565 1.3008 2.9618 4.6942 4.0496 7.8792Muzaffargarh 1981 16.8 25.8 6.3 40.3 51.1 27.7 14.1 22.9 3.91998 28.45 40.87 14.77 55.53 64.83 44.92 24.12 36.96 10.052001 31.22 44.33 17.17 58.76 67.61 48.92 26.52 40.22 11.882003 33.22 46.79 18.98 61.02 69.53 51.78 28.25 42.55 13.282005 35.34 49.39 20.98 63.37 71.50 54.81 30.09 45.01 14.842008 38.78 53.57 24.38 67.05 74.57 59.70 33.08 48.98 17.54GROWTH RATE 3.1472 2.7430 5.1398 1.9036 1.4098 2.8847 3.2084 2.8559 5.7262Bahawalpur 1981 20.43 27.44 12.21 42.85 52.22 31.86 13.67 19.96 6.291998 35.03 44.86 23.95 57 65.28 47.12 26.31 36.44 15.132001 38.53 48.93 26.97 59.94 67.90 50.49 29.53 40.52 17.662003 41.05 51.84 29.20 61.99 69.71 52.87 31.90 43.50 19.592005 43.74 54.92 31.61 64.11 71.56 55.36 34.45 46.69 21.722008 48.10 59.90 35.60 67.42 74.44 59.32 38.67 51.92 25.36GROWTH RATE 3.2226 2.9336 4.0426 1.6927 1.3217 2.3287 3.9266 3.6042 5.2987Bahawalnagar 1981 19.53 28.33 9.6 30.31 40.33 18.71 17.21 25.71 7.671998 35.07 45.52 23.78 52.86 61.22 43.86 30.81 41.77 18.962001 38.89 49.49 27.91 58.31 65.90 50.98 34.14 45.50 22.242003 41.66 52.33 31.05 62.25 69.22 56.35 36.57 48.18 24.742005 44.63 55.34 34.55 66.46 72.70 62.29 39.16 51.01 27.522008 49.49 60.17 40.55 73.32 78.26 72.40 43.40 55.57 32.29GROWTH RATE 3.5035 2.8289 5.4807 3.3257 2.4856 5.1391 3.4849 2.8958 5.4679Rahim Yar 1981 20.00 28.00 10.6 44.5 53.6 33.7 15.1 22.9 6.11998 33.09 43.4 21.82 57.03 64.97 48.45 26.92 37.88 14.912001 36.16 46.89 24.78 59.58 67.21 51.66 29.81 41.40 17.462003 38.37 49.37 26.98 61.35 68.75 53.91 31.91 43.92 19.392005 40.71 51.98 29.37 63.16 70.33 56.26 34.16 46.60 21.542008 44.50 56.16 33.37 65.99 72.75 59.98 37.83 50.93 25.22GROWTH RATE 3.0061 2.6115 4.3384 1.4700 1.1381 2.1585 3.4595 3.0048 5.3980