Table 11. Literacy in English, Pidgin, Motu, and Other Languages by East Sepik Districts, PNG: 1990
	Total	Ambunti/Drekikier	Angoram	Maprik	Wewak	Wosera Gawi	Yangoru Saussia
ENGLISH
Total	175,634	32,326	44,014	78,118	21,176	0	0
English literacy	56,602	9,629	21,695	19,289	5,989	0	0
No English	119,032	22,697	22,319	58,829	15,187	0	0
Male
Total	86,490	16,029	22,278	37,734	10,449	0	0
English literacy	33,604	5,931	12,411	11,550	3,712	0	0
No English	52,886	10,098	9,867	26,184	6,737	0	0
Female
Total	89,144	16,297	21,736	40,384	10,727	0	0
English literacy	22,998	3,698	9,284	7,739	2,277	0	0
No English	66,146	12,599	12,452	32,645	8,450	0	0
PIDGIN
Total	175,633	32,326	44,013	78,118	21,176	0	0
Pidgin literacy	70,011	11,958	25,226	24,664	8,163	0	0
No Pidgin	105,622	20,368	18,787	53,454	13,013	0	0
Male
Total	86,489	16,029	22,277	37,734	10,449	0	0
Pidgin literacy	41,186	7,309	14,267	14,762	4,848	0	0
No Pidgin	45,303	8,720	8,010	22,972	5,601	0	0
Female
Total	89,144	16,297	21,736	40,384	10,727	0	0
Pidgin literacy	28,825	4,649	10,959	9,902	3,315	0	0
No Pidgin	60,319	11,648	10,777	30,482	7,412	0	0
MOTU
Total	175,633	32,326	44,013	78,118	21,176	0	0
Motu literacy	1,807	200	866	548	193	0	0
No Motu	173,826	32,126	43,147	77,570	20,983	0	0
Male
Total	86,490	16,029	22,278	37,734	10,449	0	0
Motu literacy	1,149	134	567	339	109	0	0
No Motu	85,341	15,895	21,711	37,395	10,340	0	0
Female
Total	89,143	16,297	21,735	40,384	10,727	0	0
Motu literacy	658	66	299	209	84	0	0
No Motu	88,485	16,231	21,436	40,175	10,643	0	0
OTHER LANGUAGE
Total	175,632	32,326	44,013	78,118	21,175	0	0
Other languaghe literacy	53,097	7,102	14,636	19,385	11,974	0	0
No other	122,535	25,224	29,377	58,733	9,201	0	0
Male
Total	86,489	16,029	22,277	37,734	10,449	0	0
Other languaghe literacy	30,328	4,384	8,501	11,113	6,330	0	0
No other	56,161	11,645	13,776	26,621	4,119	0	0
Female
Total	89,143	16,297	21,736	40,384	10,726	0	0
Other languaghe literacy	22,769	2,718	6,135	8,272	5,644	0	0
No other	66,374	13,579	15,601	32,112	5,082	0	0
Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census