Table 11. Literacy in English, Pidgin, Motu, and Other Languages by Gulf Districts, PNG: 1990
	Total	Kerema	Kikori	District not stated
ENGLISH
Total	46,454	6,403	4,754	35,297
English literacy	21,111	2,345	2,331	16,435
No English	25,343	4,058	2,423	18,862
Male
Total	23,619	3,357	2,223	18,039
English literacy	12,487	1,499	1,289	9,699
No English	11,132	1,858	934	8,340
Female
Total	22,835	3,046	2,531	17,258
English literacy	8,624	846	1,042	6,736
No English	14,211	2,200	1,489	10,522
PIDGIN
Total	46,444	6,403	4,752	35,289
Pidgin literacy	7,780	784	587	6,409
No Pidgin	38,664	5,619	4,165	28,880
Male
Total	23,615	3,357	2,222	18,036
Pidgin literacy	5,559	640	429	4,490
No Pidgin	18,056	2,717	1,793	13,546
Female
Total	22,829	3,046	2,530	17,253
Pidgin literacy	2,221	144	158	1,919
No Pidgin	20,608	2,902	2,372	15,334
MOTU
Total	46,452	6,403	4,754	35,295
Motu literacy	7,886	1,743	1,065	5,078
No Motu	38,566	4,660	3,689	30,217
Male
Total	23,618	3,357	2,223	18,038
Motu literacy	5,585	1,272	771	3,542
No Motu	18,033	2,085	1,452	14,496
Female
Total	22,834	3,046	2,531	17,257
Motu literacy	2,301	471	294	1,536
No Motu	20,533	2,575	2,237	15,721
OTHER LANGUAGE
Total	46,454	6,403	4,754	35,297
Other languaghe literacy	23,078	2,129	1,798	19,151
No other	23,376	4,274	2,956	16,146
Male
Total	23,619	3,357	2,223	18,039
Other languaghe literacy	12,598	1,479	1,044	10,075
No other	11,021	1,878	1,179	7,964
Female
Total	22,835	3,046	2,531	17,258
Other languaghe literacy	10,480	650	754	9,076
No other	12,355	2,396	1,777	8,182
Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census