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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 |
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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 |
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