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4.6 EDUCATION
The literacy rate is very low and even though the below table is the official rate supplied by the government, the actual literacy rate is thought to be much lower.
Table 31: Overall Literacy Rate in the Project Area (Census 1998)
|
Net Male Population |
Net Literacy Ratio ( % )
|
Education Primary but below Matric |
Education above Matric |
||
|
Total Literate |
Ratio % |
Total Literate |
Ratio % |
||
|
75282 |
5.3 |
3180 |
4.2 |
849 |
1.1 |
|
Net Female Population |
Net Literacy Ratio ( % )
|
Education Primary but below Matric |
Education above Matric |
||
|
Total Literate |
Ratio % |
Total Literate |
Ratio % |
||
|
57931 |
1.5 |
849 |
1.4 |
63 |
0.1 |
|
Net Gender Population |
Net Literacy Ratio ( % )
|
Education Primary but below Matric |
Education above Matric |
||
|
Total Literate |
Ratio % |
Total Literate |
Ratio % |
||
|
123033 |
4.01 |
4029 |
3.27 |
912 |
0.74 |
Table 32: Literacy Rate in the Project Area per Union Council (Census 1998)
|
Area/ union council |
Literacy Ratio ( % )
|
Education Primary but below Matric |
Education above Matric |
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|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
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|
Paro |
4.7 |
441 |
76 |
257 |
139 |
|
Shared |
6.1 |
722 |
79 |
136 |
19 |
|
Pichbela |
1.6 |
246 |
31 |
51 |
8 |
|
Sherakot |
5.6 |
947 |
118 |
286 |
15 |
|
Sheryal |
2.2 |
384 |
47 |
80 |
7 |
|
Shalkanabad |
7.7 |
881 |
116 |
296 |
14 |