Literacy Rates in Pakistan by Gender and Province (2023)
Literate % Total Male Female Transgender
Pakistan 60.65 68 52.84 40.15
Balochistan 42.01 50.5 32.8 24.97
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 51.09 64.57 37.15 44.67
Punjab 66.25 71.98 60.19 41.3
Sindh 57.54 64.23 50.21 37.45
Islamabad Capital Territory 83.97 88.23 79.13 47.04
Source: Census 2023
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