Literacy Trends in Pakistan - UNESCO Islamabad

Province/DistrictTharparkarUmerkotKarachi EastKarachi WestAll Areas Urban RuralYears Both Male Female Both Male Female Both Male FemaleSexesSexesSexes1981 16.4 23.7 7.9 38.2 49.2 25.5 11.9 18.4 4.21998 18.32 28.33 6.91 57.27 71.14 41.68 16.35 26.17 5.142001 18.68 29.24 6.75 61.51 75.92 45.46 17.29 27.85 5.332003 18.93 29.86 6.64 64.51 79.29 48.16 17.95 29.03 5.452005 19.17 30.49 6.54 67.66 82.81 51.03 18.63 30.26 5.592008 19.55 31.47 6.39 72.67 88.37 55.65 19.71 32.20 5.79GROWTH RATE 0.6534 1.0552 -0.7845 2.4106 2.1929 2.9324 1.8863 2.0938 1.19511981 16.24 24.04 7.02 30.87 42.35 16.89 13.62 20.71 5.281998 24.83 36.32 11.94 49.5 64.27 31.79 19.51 30.06 7.842001 26.76 39.06 13.11 53.80 69.18 35.54 20.79 32.10 8.412003 28.13 41.01 13.96 56.87 72.66 38.29 21.69 33.54 8.812005 29.57 43.05 14.86 60.12 76.31 41.25 22.62 35.04 9.232008 31.87 46.30 16.32 65.35 82.14 46.12 24.10 37.43 9.89GROWTH RATE 2.5290 2.4570 3.1736 2.8165 2.4840 3.7902 2.1366 2.2158 2.35261981 53.79 58.91 47.21 57.95 62.90 51.57 13.78 20.26 5.531998 73.11 75.72 70.05 73.11 75.72 70.05 − − −2001 77.18 79.15 75.10 76.17 78.24 73.94 − − −2003 80.02 81.52 78.67 78.28 79.97 76.652005 82.96 83.97 82.41 80.45 81.73 79.472008 87.57 87.77 88.35 83.82 84.45 83.88GROWTH RATE 1.8216 1.4876 2.3483 1.3764 1.0971 1.81791981 57.37 61.33 52.53 57.85 61.79 53.02 32.19 37.39 25.481998 56.04 62.14 48.32 57.13 63.22 49.38 45.1 50.98 38.112001 55.81 62.28 47.61 57.00 63.48 48.76 47.87 53.85 40.922003 55.65 62.38 47.15 56.92 63.65 48.36 49.80 55.85 42.902005 55.50 62.48 46.69 56.84 63.82 47.95 51.82 57.92 44.982008 55.27 62.62 46.00 56.71 64.08 47.36 55.00 61.18 48.29GROWTH RATE -0.1379 0.0772 -0.4902 -0.0736 0.1347 -0.4175 2.0035 1.8404 2.3964