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Literacy in Pakistan is a key for social-economic progress. The literacy rate in Pakistan has seen gradual improvement over the past few decades, but it remains a significant challenge. According to recent data, the overall literacy rate in Pakistan is estimated to be around 60-65%, [1] with notable gender disparities. The literacy rate for ...
Literacy rates vary by gender and region. In tribal areas female literacy is 9.5%, [10] while Azad Kashmir has a literacy rate of 91%. [11] Pakistan's population of children not in school (22.8 million children) is the second largest in the world after Nigeria. [12]
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According to the 1961 census, the population of Pakistan was 93 million, with 42.8 million residing in West Pakistan and 50 million residing in East Pakistan. [16] [17] The literacy was 19.2%, in which East Pakistan had a literacy rate of 21.5% while West Pakistan had a literacy rate of 16.9%. [18] Hindus in East Pakistan were 18.4% [19]
Only 2.73% of the population is above 65 years of age; 37.90% is below the age of 15. [5] Islamabad has the highest literacy rate in Pakistan, at 94%. 9.8% of the population has done intermediate education (equivalent to grades 11 and 12). 10.26% have a bachelor or equivalent degree while 5.2% have a master or equivalent degree. [6]
The population of Azad Kashmir, according to the preliminary results of the 2017 Census, is 4.045 million. [55] The website of the AJK government reports the literacy rate to be 74%, with the enrolment rate in primary school being 98% and 90% for boys and girls respectively. [56] The population of Azad Kashmir is almost entirely Muslim.
Pakistan has one of the lowest literacy rates in the world [7] and the second largest out of school population (22.8 million children) [10] after Nigeria. Only 68% of Pakistani children finish primary school education. [11]
English: The map above shows the percentage of Pakistanis aged ten or older who were literate in each Pakistani district according to the final official results of the 2017 Pakistan Population & Housing Census.