List of districts of Pakistan by literacy rate

Pakistan shows significant variation in literacy rates across its districts. Islamabad leads with a literacy rate of over 88%, followed closely by districts like Karachi Central (85%) and Lahore (77%). In contrast, many rural and remote districts, particularly in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, lag behind, with some areas like Torghar reporting rates below 20%. Quetta, a major urban center in Balochistan, stands at approximately 66%, reflecting a sharp urban-rural divide. These disparities underline the need for targeted education policies and investment in underdeveloped regions.

List District20232017199819811972TotalMaleFemaleRuralUrbanTotalMaleFemaleRuralUrbanTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleMuzaffarabad...Hattian Bala...Neelum...Mirpur...Bhimber...Kotli...Poonch...Bagh...Haveli...Sudhnati...Ghanche...Skardu...Roundu...Kharmang...Shigar...Astore...Diamer...Darel...Tangir...Ghizer...Gilgit...Hunza...Nagar...Gupis-Yasin District...Abbottabad88.34%96.20%80.42%87.15%94.81%Allai...............Bajaur37.26%49.89%24.29%37.26%...Bannu52.75%68.47%35.84%52.14%90.40%Battagram50.09%64.69%35.34%50.09%...Buner54.75%70.61%39.40%54.75%...Charsadda64.94%76.55%52.36%64.73%70.07%Central Dir District...............Dera Ismail Khan57.58%68.14%45.71%52.01%79.80%Hangu54.15%76.04%34.02%51.73%70.70%Haripur85.88%94.13%77.61%85.31%95.39%Karak76.36%94.12%57.60%75.88%81.51%Khyber49.45%68.08%29.16%48.37%70.44%Kohat69.55%86.38%52.28%66.38%82.33%Kolai Palas29.80%34.24%25.14%29.80%...Kurram46.22%59.39%32.65%45.53%56.42%Lakki Marwat59.47%77.36%40.95%58.91%71.77%Lower Chitral77.10%86.81%66.77%75.64%87.17%Lower Dir68.36%82.57%55.16%67.92%81.35%Lower Kohistan33.05%43.32%22.32%33.05%...Malakand...............Mansehra74.79%85.33%64.02%74.17%90.12%Mardan66.79%78.31%54.66%66.19%73.59%Mohmand42.28%56.85%27.10%42.28%...North Waziristan43.82%56.94%30.03%43.65%74.44%Nowshera67.78%78.53%56.49%65.90%78.23%Orakzai44.57%60.70%26.97%44.57%...Peshawar64.28%74.91%53.09%59.20%71.82%Shangla44.74%58.82%29.82%44.74%...Upper South Waziristan...............Lower South Waziristan...............Swabi69.48%82.34%55.50%67.56%72.63%Swat59.13%71.83%45.95%55.55%68.72%Tank51.67%66.89%35.18%49.56%74.87%Torghar40.74%56.58%24.46%40.74%...Upper Chitral84.83%94.87%74.11%84.83%...Upper Dir57.77%72.76%43.67%57.04%71.92%Upper Kohistan30.05%37.46%22.28%30.05%...Badin47.65%56.46%38.00%43.52%63.67%Dadu58.13%65.26%50.70%51.84%77.69%Ghotki52.38%65.32%38.27%48.53%67.69%Hyderabad78.21%80.86%75.08%49.10%82.91%Jacobabad53.34%61.77%44.65%45.00%72.31%Jamshoro60.63%67.01%53.63%50.70%71.41%Karachi Central94.55%94.62%94.47%...94.55%Karachi East91.07%91.31%90.65%...91.07%Karachi South89.57%90.76%88.05%...89.57%Karachi West78.43%79.75%76.79%64.22%78.98%Kashmore46.59%55.08%37.72%40.58%64.97%Keamari73.07%76.86%68.51%...73.07%Khairpur61.14%71.84%50.10%56.68%70.78%Korangi90.86%91.27%90.29%...91.86%Larkana66.58%75.34%56.96%59.10%75.46%Malir74.14%77.74%69.84%68.48%80.26%Matiari56.88%66.34%47.12%52.61%72.03%Mirpur Khas56.37%65.04%46.75%46.81%78.82%Naushahro Feroze68.15%77.58%58.36%65.20%76.43%Qambar Shahdadkot51.02%58.94%42.35%47.65%60.85%Sanghar54.66%63.11%45.85%46.84%75.13%Shaheed Benazirabad61.86%71.07%52.29%55.87%74.91%Shikarpur54.70%62.59%46.65%47.13%79.36%Sujawal38.02%43.70%31.66%34.00%75.40%Sukkur69.26%78.10%59.20%57.24%80.55%Tando Allahyar50.80%57.82%43.48%44.39%64.90%Tando Muhammad Khan45.02%52.34%37.02%40.22%63.05%Tharparkar47.39%58.50%35.49%45.73%73.00%Thatta...............Umerkot49.69%61.17%37.11%44.35%68.31%Awaran47.34%54.28%39.95%45.23%54.93%Barkhan44.62%51.63%36.93%43.63%67.93%Chagai44.15%51.90%35.57%42.97%67.88%Chaman50.97%57.73%42.60%47.18%61.36%Dera Bugti35.07%44.40%23.88%27.89%51.70%Duki55.18%63.91%45.43%55.01%73.51%Gwadar61.30%67.62%54.19%54.48%67.12%Harnai50.83%58.91%40.71%46.06%66.21%Hub...............Jafarabad46.53%54.43%38.37%40.68%59.84%Jhal Magsi41.14%47.89%34.09%39.15%60.50%Kachhi41.20%46.47%35.29%37.21%62.27%Kalat50.70%59.54%41.41%45.94%78.49%Kech60.65%65.23%55.46%55.77%70.22%Kharan52.07%61.78%40.36%48.21%61.18%Khuzdar49.59%54.91%43.42%40.76%63.74%Kohlu39.53%42.65%35.93%37.62%75.11%Lasbela47.47%55.86%38.48%39.03%55.94%Loralai54.16%64.27%42.81%48.93%74.54%Mastung56.97%67.26%45.27%54.46%78.28%Musakhel47.60%57.50%36.72%46.35%70.61%Nasirabad39.96%46.43%33.18%36.36%58.34%Nushki68.12%79.24%56.16%66.16%76.33%Panjgur53.07%55.80%49.80%52.81%46.43%Pishin62.07%75.85%48.05%60.94%66.10%Quetta67.29%75.06%58.96%59.10%72.95%Qila Abdullah47.40%57.28%36.70%48.59%46.72%Qilla Saifullah43.96%53.93%33.24%40.07%60.90%Sherani34.86%41.53%27.02%34.86%...Sibi58.41%65.72%50.63%48.61%78.33%Sohbatpur52.02%63.26%40.42%51.27%62.11%Surab48.44%54.16%40.58%47.97%57.40%Washuk32.58%36.76%27.76%32.86%30.65%Zhob47.62%55.24%38.81%43.33%80.18%Ziarat54.37%63.06%44.49%53.83%57.60%Usta Muhammad...............Attock81.22%89.69%72.66%79.22%88.18%Bahawalnagar68.01%73.55%60.95%63.51%80.84%Bahawalpur64.35%69.40%59.09%56.21%77.69%Bhakkar66.68%76.81%55.87%64.04%81.67%Chakwal88.79%96.12%81.52%86.92%90.43%Chiniot66.05%74.64%57.19%60.37%78.91%Dera Ghazi Khan57.78%66.17%49.20%52.56%75.05%Faisalabad84.41%87.34%81.11%78.02%91.03%Gujranwala87.77%88.14%87.36%84.84%89.35%Gujrat92.37%94.81%89.95%91.39%94.19%Hafizabad76.77%80.70%72.65%73.15%83.16%Jhang70.45%79.09%61.14%66.05%83.98%Jhelum91.65%96.55%86.53%90.27%94.41%Kasur73.85%77.97%69.44%72.27%78.60%Khanewal71.97%79.26%64.18%68.27%87.56%Khushab73.52%85.59%61.03%70.60%82.70%Lahore90.62%91.41%89.59%...90.62%Layyah72.83%80.91%64.21%70.67%85.13%Lodhran62.68%70.63%54.12%60.40%77.34%Mandi Bahauddin81.27%84.89%77.70%79.71%91.23%Mianwali73.87%87.58%59.63%72.44%82.18%Multan72.41%77.28%66.27%61.35%84.55%Muzaffargarh58.99%65.95%51.72%56.05%74.06%Nankana Sahib74.12%78.38%69.63%71.86%85.86%Narowal86.28%89.89%82.49%85.83%91.77%Okara71.25%76.52%65.71%65.88%82.36%Pakpattan68.13%74.70%60.27%65.00%81.12%Rahim Yar Khan58.94%65.14%52.15%52.22%80.70%Rajanpur47.09%53.68%40.18%39.39%67.42%Rawalpindi94.22%97.90%90.36%92.66%94.41%Sahiwal75.77%81.06%70.29%71.69%88.60%Sargodha77.73%83.63%71.62%72.61%86.82%Sheikhupura79.88%82.09%77.46%77.24%84.65%Sialkot89.37%90.24%88.50%87.94%93.31%Toba Tek Singh82.38%86.37%78.13%80.30%91.82%Vehari70.10%76.43%63.57%65.73%83.61%Talagang...............Murree...............Tonsa...............Kot Addu...............Wazirabad...............Islamabad Capital Territory94.97%98.23%91.13%92.88%94.91%

See also

Administrative units of Pakistan City Districts of Pakistan List of districts of Pakistan by types of households

References