O STATISTICS

LOCATION OF LEARNING CENTRES OF PGGA IN THE PROVINCE OF PUNJAB

STATISTICS ON LITERACY IN PAKISTAN 1996-97

 

MALE

FEMALE

Primary School enrollment gross rate in Pakistan.

80%

64%

Primary completion

40%

25%

Data Source: Govt of Pakistan integrated house hold survey in 1996-97.

Adult Literacy Rate in Pakistan 1996-97

Adult Male

Adult Female

51%

28%

Data Source: Human Development in South Asia 1997.

School Enrollment in Punjab 1995-96

Adult Male

Adult Female

38.67%

27.84%

Data Source: EMIS Punjab Pakistan.

PROJECTION OF POPULATION 10+ NO OF LITERATE AND LITERACY RATIO FOR 1998 IN PAKISTAN.

 

POPULATION 10+

NO OF ILLITERATE

NO OF LITERATE

LITERACY RATIO

TOTAL

102,869

50,843

52,026

50.58

MALE

53,233

20,996

32,237

60.56

FEMALE

49,636

29,847

19,789

39.87

RURAL AREA (PAKISTAN)

 

POPULATION 10+

NO OF ILLITERATE

NO OF LITERATE

LITERACY RATIO

TOTAL

69,372

40,380

28,992

41.79

MALE

35,227

16,487

18,740

53.02

FEMALE

34,145

23,893

10,252

30.02

URBAN AREA (PAKISTAN)

 

POPULATION 10+

NO OF ILLITERATE

NO OF LITERATE

LITERACY RATIO

TOTAL

33,497

10,463

23,034

68.07

MALE

18,006

4,509

13,497

74.96

FEMALE

15,491

5,954

9,537

61.56

Data Source: EMIS Punjab Pakistan.

 

PROJECTION OF POPULATION 10+ NO OF LITERATE AND LITERACY RATIO FOR 1998 IN PUNJAB.

 

POPULATION 10+

NO OF ILLITERATE

NO OF LITERATE

LITERACY RATIO

TOTAL

55,637

26,854

28,776

51.72

MALE

28,613

10,950

17,656

61.71

FEMALE

27,024

15,904

11,120

41.15

RURAL AREA (PUNJAB)

 

POPULATION 10+

NO OF ILLITERATE

NO OF LITERATE

LITERACY RATIO

TOTAL

37,694

20,674

17,020

45.15

MALE

19,065

8,565

10,500

55.07

FEMALE

18,629

12,109

6,520

35

URBAN AREA (PUNJAB)

 

POPULATION 10+

NO OF ILLITERATE

NO OF LITERATE

LITERACY RATIO

TOTAL

17,943

6,180

11,756

65.54

MALE

9,548

2,385

7,156

75

FEMALE

8,395

3,795

4,600

54.79

Data Source: EMIS Punjab Pakistan.

 

DISTRICT WISE ESTIMATED POPULATION

ELIGIBLE POPULATION (5-9)

in Districts where Girl Guides Literacy Centres are Operating.

DISTRICTS

ESTIMATED POPULATION

POPULATION AGE GROUP (5-9)

CLASS 1-V

LAHORE

6 million

9.60

KASUR

2.365 million

3.78

SAHIWAL

2.82 million

4.51

MULTAN

3.1 million

4.96

BAHAWALPUR

2.43 million

3.89

GUJRAT

1.75 million

2.80

ATTOCK

1.145 million

1.83

LEYYAH

1.1 million

1.76

SARGODHA

2.7 million

4.32

Total No. of Literacy Centre run by PGGA in Punjab. 42

Total No. of Participants 1769

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