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PakStats sorts all 136 districts with a published literacy rate value from the same Pakistan Census 2023 source. No missing values are estimated.

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District literacy rates in Pakistan (2023)

Every census district ranked by the literacy rate among people aged 10 and older in 2023.

Ranked #1Islamabad84.0%

136 places

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Rank	District	In	District literacy rates	Women
1	Islamabad	Islamabad	84.0%	79.1%
2	Karachi Central	Sindh	83.6%	83.3%
3	Rawalpindi	Punjab	83.2%	78.4%
4	Gujrat	Punjab	81.4%	77.9%
5	Jhelum	Punjab	80.7%	74.5%
6	Karachi East	Sindh	80.1%	78.6%
7	Korangi	Sindh	79.9%	78.3%
8	Lahore	Punjab	79.6%	77.6%
9	Karachi South	Sindh	78.6%	76.0%
10	Sialkot	Punjab	78.4%	76.5%
11	Chakwal	Punjab	77.8%	69.5%
12	Abbottabad	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	77.3%	68.4%
13	Gujranwala	Punjab	76.8%	75.4%
14	Narowal	Punjab	75.3%	70.5%
15	Haripur	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	74.9%	65.6%
16	Upper Chitral	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	73.8%	62.1%
17	Faisalabad	Punjab	73.4%	69.1%
18	Toba Tek Singh	Punjab	71.4%	66.1%
19	Mandi Bahauddin	Punjab	70.3%	65.7%
20	Attock	Punjab	70.2%	60.7%
21	Sheikhupura	Punjab	68.9%	65.5%
22	Karachi West	Sindh	67.4%	64.8%
23	Hyderabad	Sindh	67.2%	63.1%
24	Sargodha	Punjab	66.7%	59.6%
25	Lower Chitral	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	66.1%	54.8%
26	Hafizabad	Punjab	65.8%	60.6%
27	Karak	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	65.4%	45.6%
28	Sahiwal	Punjab	64.8%	58.3%
29	Mansehra	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	63.8%	52.0%
30	Malir	Sindh	63.1%	57.8%
31	Nankana Sahib	Punjab	63.1%	57.6%
32	Mianwali	Punjab	62.9%	47.6%
33	Kasur	Punjab	62.8%	57.4%
34	Khushab	Punjab	62.5%	49.0%
35	Keamari	Sindh	62.1%	56.5%
36	Layyah	Punjab	61.8%	52.2%
37	Malakand	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	61.7%	51.0%
38	Multan	Punjab	61.4%	55.3%
39	Khanewal	Punjab	61.0%	52.2%
40	Okara	Punjab	60.3%	53.7%
41	Jhang	Punjab	59.4%	49.1%
42	Vehari	Punjab	59.1%	51.6%
43	Kohat	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	58.5%	40.3%
44	Swabi	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	58.5%	44.5%
45	Sukkur	Sindh	58.3%	47.2%
46	Lower Dir	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	57.4%	43.2%
47	Naushahro Feroze	Sindh	57.2%	46.4%
48	Pakpattan	Punjab	57.1%	49.3%
49	Nushki	Balochistan	57.1%	44.2%
50	Bahawalnagar	Punjab	57.0%	49.9%
51	Nowshera	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	56.8%	44.5%
52	Quetta	Balochistan	56.3%	47.0%
53	Mardan	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	55.8%	42.7%
54	Bhakkar	Punjab	55.7%	43.9%
55	Larkana	Sindh	55.6%	45.0%
56	Chiniot	Punjab	55.0%	45.2%
57	Charsadda	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	53.9%	40.4%
58	Bahawalpur	Punjab	53.4%	47.1%
59	Peshawar	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	53.3%	41.1%
60	Lodhran	Punjab	51.7%	42.1%
61	Pishin	Balochistan	51.1%	36.1%
62	Shaheed Benazirabad	Sindh	50.9%	40.3%
63	Gwadar	Balochistan	50.3%	42.2%
64	Khairpur	Sindh	50.1%	38.1%
65	Kech	Balochistan	49.6%	43.5%
66	Jamshoro	Sindh	49.6%	41.6%
67	Lakki Marwat	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	48.5%	28.9%
68	Swat	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	48.1%	34.0%
69	Muzaffargarh	Punjab	48.0%	39.7%
70	Rahim Yar Khan	Punjab	47.9%	40.1%
71	Sibi	Balochistan	47.4%	38.6%
72	Dadu	Sindh	47.1%	38.7%
73	Dera Ghazi Khan	Punjab	46.8%	37.2%
74	Upper Dir	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	46.8%	31.7%
75	Dera Ismail Khan	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	46.6%	33.7%
76	Mastung	Balochistan	46.0%	33.3%
77	Matiari	Sindh	45.9%	35.1%
78	Mirpur Khas	Sindh	45.4%	34.8%
79	Duki	Balochistan	44.2%	33.4%
80	Buner	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	43.8%	27.4%
81	Shikarpur	Sindh	43.7%	34.6%
82	Sanghar	Sindh	43.7%	33.9%
83	Ziarat	Balochistan	43.4%	33.5%
84	Loralai	Balochistan	43.2%	30.8%
85	Hangu	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	43.2%	22.0%
86	Jacobabad	Sindh	42.3%	32.6%
87	Panjgur	Balochistan	42.1%	37.8%
88	Bannu	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	41.7%	23.8%
89	Ghotki	Sindh	41.4%	26.3%
90	Kharan	Balochistan	41.1%	29.4%
91	Sohbatpur	Balochistan	41.0%	28.4%
92	Tank	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	40.7%	23.2%
93	Kambar Shahdad Kot	Sindh	40.0%	30.3%
94	Chaman	Balochistan	40.0%	30.6%
95	Harnai	Balochistan	39.8%	29.7%
96	Tando Ahyar	Sindh	39.8%	31.5%
97	Kalat	Balochistan	39.7%	29.4%
98	Batagram	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	39.1%	23.3%
99	Umer Kot	Sindh	38.7%	25.1%
100	Khuzdar	Balochistan	38.6%	31.4%
101	Khyber	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	38.5%	17.2%
102	Surab	Balochistan	37.4%	29.6%
103	Badin	Sindh	36.6%	26.0%
104	Zhob	Balochistan	36.6%	26.8%
105	Musakhel	Balochistan	36.6%	24.7%
106	Lasbela	Balochistan	36.5%	26.5%
107	Killa Abdullah	Balochistan	36.4%	24.7%
108	Tharparkar	Sindh	36.4%	23.5%
109	Awaran	Balochistan	36.3%	27.9%
110	Rajanpur	Punjab	36.1%	28.2%
111	Kashmore	Sindh	35.6%	25.7%
112	Jaffarabad	Balochistan	35.5%	26.4%
113	Kurram	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	35.2%	20.6%
114	Tando Muhammad Khan	Sindh	34.0%	25.0%
115	Shangla	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	33.7%	17.8%
116	Barkhan	Balochistan	33.6%	24.9%
117	Orakzai	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	33.6%	15.0%
118	Chagai	Balochistan	33.1%	23.6%
119	Killa Saifullah	Balochistan	33.0%	21.2%
120	North Waziristan	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	32.8%	18.0%
121	South Waziristan	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	32.0%	20.4%
122	Mohmand	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	31.3%	15.1%
123	Kachhi	Balochistan	30.2%	23.3%
124	Jhal Magsi	Balochistan	30.1%	22.1%
125	Torghar	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	29.7%	12.5%
126	Nasirabad	Balochistan	29.0%	21.2%
127	Kohlu	Balochistan	28.5%	23.9%
128	Sujawal	Sindh	27.0%	19.7%
129	Thatta	Sindh	26.9%	20.1%
130	Bajaur	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	26.3%	12.3%
131	Dera Bugti	Balochistan	24.1%	11.9%
132	Sherani	Balochistan	23.9%	15.0%
133	Lower Kohistan	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	22.0%	10.3%
134	Washuk	Balochistan	21.6%	15.8%
135	Upper Kohistan	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	19.1%	10.3%
136	Kolai Palas Kohistan	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	18.8%	13.1%

How to read this ranking

Islamabad District ranks first among 136 districts at 84.0%, according to the Pakistan Population and Housing Census 2023.

Literacy is a census measure for people aged 10 and older. It is not the same as school enrolment or educational attainment.

The table is a census snapshot, not a current population estimate. Follow any place name for its full profile, including population change, household measures and literacy.

Questions about the ranking

Which district in Pakistan has the highest literacy rate?: Islamabad District ranks first among 136 districts at 84.0%, according to the Pakistan Population and Housing Census 2023.
How is this district ranking calculated?: PakStats sorts all 136 districts with a published literacy rate value from the same Pakistan Census 2023 source. No missing values are estimated.