Table 11. Literacy in English, Pidgin, Motu, and Other Languages by Enga Districts, PNG: 1990
	Total	Kandep	Kompiam	Lagaip/Pogera	Wabag	Wapenamanda	District NS
ENGLISH
Total	173,552	38,153	44,060	32,383	29,673	12,222	17,061
English literacy	32,507	6,371	10,782	7,015	3,731	2,252	2,356
No English	141,045	31,782	33,278	25,368	25,942	9,970	14,705
Male
Total	92,236	20,194	23,182	17,112	15,402	7,075	9,271
English literacy	22,181	4,354	6,990	4,748	2,689	1,711	1,689
No English	70,055	15,840	16,192	12,364	12,713	5,364	7,582
Female
Total	81,316	17,959	20,878	15,271	14,271	5,147	7,790
English literacy	10,326	2,017	3,792	2,267	1,042	541	667
No English	70,990	15,942	17,086	13,004	13,229	4,606	7,123
PIDGIN
Total	173,552	38,153	44,060	32,383	29,673	12,222	17,061
Pidgin literacy	38,502	7,717	13,426	7,694	3,820	2,866	2,979
No Pidgin	135,050	30,436	30,634	24,689	25,853	9,356	14,082
Male
Total	92,236	20,194	23,182	17,112	15,402	7,075	9,271
Pidgin literacy	26,613	5,438	8,725	5,333	2,812	2,166	2,139
No Pidgin	65,623	14,756	14,457	11,779	12,590	4,909	7,132
Female
Total	81,316	17,959	20,878	15,271	14,271	5,147	7,790
Pidgin literacy	11,889	2,279	4,701	2,361	1,008	700	840
No Pidgin	69,427	15,680	16,177	12,910	13,263	4,447	6,950
MOTU
Total	173,552	38,153	44,060	32,383	29,673	12,222	17,061
Motu literacy	778	111	267	157	94	102	47
No Motu	172,774	38,042	43,793	32,226	29,579	12,120	17,014
Male
Total	92,236	20,194	23,182	17,112	15,402	7,075	9,271
Motu literacy	538	81	177	96	72	81	31
No Motu	91,698	20,113	23,005	17,016	15,330	6,994	9,240
Female
Total	81,316	17,959	20,878	15,271	14,271	5,147	7,790
Motu literacy	240	30	90	61	22	21	16
No Motu	81,076	17,929	20,788	15,210	14,249	5,126	7,774
OTHER LANGUAGE
Total	173,550	38,153	44,060	32,383	29,673	12,220	17,061
Other languaghe literacy	46,533	10,920	14,007	8,687	4,357	2,416	6,146
No other	127,017	27,233	30,053	23,696	25,316	9,804	10,915
Male
Total	92,234	20,194	23,182	17,112	15,402	7,073	9,271
Other languaghe literacy	28,229	6,369	8,274	5,569	2,657	1,800	3,560
No other	64,005	13,825	14,908	11,543	12,745	5,273	5,711
Female
Total	81,316	17,959	20,878	15,271	14,271	5,147	7,790
Other languaghe literacy	18,304	4,551	5,733	3,118	1,700	616	2,586
No other	63,012	13,408	15,145	12,153	12,571	4,531	5,204
Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census