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Table 3.1

 

Socio-Economic Data:  Literacy (%)

Pakistan

 

 

1951

1961

1972

1981

1998

Total Karachi 1998

 

All

Pakistan

Rural

Urban

All

Pakistan

Rural

Urban

All

Pakistan

Rural

Urban

All Pakistan

Rural

Urban

All Pakistan

Rural

Urban

Total literates (%)

  Male

  Female

  Per annum

  Increase in literacy

18.9

25.3

11.7

NA

-

-

NA

-

-

13.6

20.1

6.1

- 0.53

10.9

17.5

3.2

33.0

42.2

21.2

21.7

30.2

11.6

0.74

14.3

22.6

4.7

0.31

41.5

49.9

30.9

0.77

26.17

35.05

15.99

0.50

17.33

26.24

7.33

0.33

47.12

55.32

37.27

0.62

43.92

54.81

32.02

1.04

33.64

46.38

20.09

0.95

63.08

70.00

55.16

0.94

67.42

71.17

62.88

5.09

Between 10 and 14

  Male

  Female

  Per annum

  Increase in literacy

NA

-

-

 

NA

-

-

NA

-

-

28.2

38.7

15.2

NA

-

-

NA

-

-

24.8

31.4

16.4

-0.31

17.1

24.8

7.1

44.9

49.3

39.6

25.97

31.33

19.63

0.13

17.94

24.76

9.71

0.09

45.75

48.06

43.16

0.09

54.70

60.87

47.66

1.69

45.61

54.34

35.44

1.63

72.64

74.16

70.98

1.53

74.72

75.22

74.17

5.22

Between 15 and 24

  Male

  Female

  Per annum

  Increase in literacy

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

25.2

36.7

11.8

NA

-

-

NA

-

-

30.3

41.2

18.0

0.46

20.7

32.5

7.5

52.4

60.8

42.6

35.76

45.50

24.7

0.61

24.52

35.79

11.99

0.42

58.28

64.32

51.05

0.65

53.71

65.36

41.69

1.06

43.56

58.96

28.16

1.12

71.65

76.15

66.70

0.79

73.65

76.05

70.91

4.65

Between 25 and 34

  Male

  Female

  Per annum

  Increase in literacy

NA

-

-

NA

-

-

NA

-

-

13.3

20.1

5.1

NA

-

-

NA

-

-

22.7

33.6

10.7

0.85

15.1

25.4

4.2

42.2

53.3

28.8

28.58

40.29

15.78

0.65

18.73

30.05

6.83

0.40

50.76

61.86

37.39

0.95

42.54

55.24

28.83

0.82

30.84

45.53

15.92

0.71

62.89

70.92

53.44

0.72

 

 Prepared by Masooma Mohib

 

 

Table 3.1.1

 

Literacy (%): Punjab

 

 

1951

1972

1981

1998

 

All Punjab

All Punjab

Rural

Urban

All Punjab

Rural

Urban

All Punjab

Rural

Urban

Total literates (%)

  Male

  Female

  Per annum increase in literacy

17.8

20.2

14.9

 

 

20.71

29.10

10.74

14.75

22.85

5.21

28.95

47.83

28.04

27.42

36.82

16.81

0.75

20.01

29.56

9.38

0.58

46.72

55.23

36.72

0.86

46.6

57.2

35.1

1.13

38.0

50.4

24.8

1.06

64.5

70.9

57.2

1.05

Between 10 and 14

  Male

  Female

  Per annum increase in literacy

NA

23.5

30.0

15.3

17.5

24.9

8.1

41.1

45.4

35.9

27.99

33.98

21.03

0.50

21.60

29.17

12.70

0.46

44.48

46.66

42.03

0.38

58.62

64.23

52.44

1.80

51.37

59.53

42.30

1.75

73.99

74.35

73.59

1.74

Between 15 and 24

  Male

  Female

  Per annum increase in literacy

NA

29.85

41.15

17.30

21.85

67.60

8.60

51.35

60.45

40.95

38.24

49.15

26.33

0.93

29.04

41.73

15.52

0.80

51.87

65.09

51.75

0.06

58.46

68.97

47.68

1.19

50.29

64.49

36.02

1.25

74.41

77.43

71.16

1.33

Between 25 and 34

  Male

  Female

  Per annum increase in literacy

NA

21.8

32.7

9.9

15.5

25.6

4.6

40.5

53.1

26.0

30.09

42.22

16.88

0.92

21.41

33.39

8.92

0.66

51.59

63.61

37.69

1.23

45.46

58.17

32.01

0.90

35.64

50.38

20.78

0.83

64.73

72.51

55.71

0.77