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Four in ten Pakistanis aged 10 and over cannot read and write
The 2023 census counted 60.7% of people aged 10 and over as able to read and write. The other 39.3% could not.
39.3%Cannot read and write
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The national figure hides wide gaps, from 84.0% literacy in Islamabad to 42.0% in Balochistan.
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