Literacy Trends in Pakistan - UNESCO Islamabad

Table VI-CDistrict-wise Rate of Literacy (10 Years & above) by Sex & Urban andRural areas of NWFPNWFP(Literacy Rates in Percentages)All Areas Urban RuralProvince/District Years Both Male Female Both Male Female Both Male FemaleSexesSexesSexesChitral 1981 12.70 21.90 2.30 − − − 14.10 24.10 2.901998 40.30 58.02 22.09 56.65 71.53 38.19 38.40 56.29 20.422001 49.41 68.90 32.93 − − − 45.83 65.38 28.822003 56.60 77.27 42.97 51.56 72.24 36.252005 64.83 86.66 56.07 58.01 79.82 45.612008 79.49 102.92 83.58 69.23 92.71 64.37GROWTH RATE 7.0287 5.8986 14.2332 6.0706 5.1166 12.1663Upper Dir 1981 14.80 24.94 3.93 − − − 14.80 24.94 3.931998 21.21 36.10 6.10 41.05 58.59 22.61 20.34 35.09 5.382001 22.60 38.53 6.59 − − − 21.51 37.27 5.692003 23.58 40.25 6.94 22.33 38.80 5.902005 24.60 42.04 7.31 23.19 40.39 6.122008 26.21 44.87 7.90 24.52 42.90 6.47GROWTH RATE 2.1393 2.1992 2.6199 1.8880 2.0288 1.8645Lower Dir 1981 5.93 10.08 1.31 − − − 5.93 10.08 1.311998 29.90 48.76 12.25 43.51 60.54 24.12 28.97 47.86 11.522001 39.78 64.40 18.17 − − − 38.33 63.00 16.912003 48.12 77.52 23.64 46.19 75.67 21.832005 58.21 93.32 30.75 55.67 90.89 28.202008 77.44 123.25 45.63 73.65 119.65 41.39GROWTH RATE 9.9842 9.7162 14.0538 9.7800 9.5960 13.6423Swat 1981 8.70 15.10 1.70 23.70 35.90 9.20 7.60 13.40 1.201998 28.75 43.16 13.45 48.05 62.89 31.18 25.53 39.75 10.622001 35.50 51.95 19.37 54.43 69.43 38.67 31.62 48.16 15.602003 40.86 58.78 24.71 59.15 74.16 44.65 36.46 54.73 20.172005 47.03 66.51 31.52 64.28 79.22 51.54 42.05 62.20 26.062008 58.08 80.05 45.41 72.82 87.46 63.93 52.07 75.36 38.30GROWTH RATE 7.2844 6.3726 12.9379 4.2451 3.3529 7.4439 7.3878 6.6052 13.6848