Pakistan literacy rate hits 63% with Punjab at 68%

Punjab leads at 68%, Balochistan remains lowest near 49%, and a wide gap persists between urban and rural literacy as well as between men and women.

Pakistan’s national literacy rate has risen to 63% over the past two years, crossing the 60% mark.

Punjab leads at 68%; Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa stand at 58%; Balochistan is lowest at about 49%.

Urban literacy is 74%, against 55% in rural areas; male rates remain higher than female rates in every province.

The Pakistan Institute of Education and the Ministry of Education put the total number of educational institutions at 342,547.

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