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Where the literacy gap between men and women is widest

In Hangu, 66.0% of men aged 10 and over could read and write, but only 22.0% of women.

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All five districts with the widest gaps are in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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Population and Housing Census 2023 Table 12: literacy and out-of-school population · Updated 15 September 2026

The gap is in percentage points: the male literacy rate minus the female literacy rate.

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