Pakistan’s national literacy rate has crossed the 60 percent psychological threshold, rising to 63 percent over the past two years, with Punjab leading among all provinces.
Punjab’s literacy rate rose from 66.25 percent to 68 percent, followed by Sindh, which increased from 57.54 percent to 58 percent. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s literacy rate rose from 51.09 percent to 58 percent, while Balochistan’s rate increased from 42.01 percent to around 49 percent, the lowest in the country.
In Punjab, the overall literacy rate stands at 68 percent, comprising 75 percent men and 62 percent women.
Sindh’s overall literacy rate is 58 percent, with 68 percent men and 47 percent women. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa also stands at 58 percent, with 73 percent men and 43 percent women, while Balochistan’s 49 percent comprises 61 percent men and 37 percent women.
At the provincial level, the overall urban literacy rate is 74 percent, compared to 55 percent in rural areas. According to the Pakistan Institute of Education and the Ministry of Education, the country has a total of 342,547 educational institutions.
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