PAKISTAN
LITERACY STATISTICS (1951-1998)
|
S.No |
Year |
Literacy Rates % |
No of Illiterates (million) |
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|
Both Sexes |
Male |
Female |
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|
1 |
1951 |
17.9 |
21.3 |
13.3 |
20.25 |
|
2 |
1961 |
16.7 |
25.1 |
6.7 |
22.08 |
|
3 |
1972 |
21.7 |
30.2 |
11.6 |
33.59 |
|
4 |
1981 |
26.2 |
35.1 |
16.0 |
42.69 |
|
5 |
1998 |
45.0 |
56.5. |
32.6 |
48.85 |
Source: Population Census 1951, 1961, 1972, 1981, & 1998.