Table 11. Literacy in English, Pidgin, Motu, and Other Languages by Morobe Districts, PNG: 1990
	Total	Bulolo	Finschafen	Huon	Kabwum	Lae	Markham	Menyamya	Nawae	Tawae/Siassi
ENGLISH
Total	268,951	33,768	27,846	25,708	110,088	26,764	11,835	25,874	7,068	0
English literacy	103,859	10,876	5,916	7,105	60,376	3,421	3,243	9,351	3,571	0
No English	165,092	22,892	21,930	18,603	49,712	23,343	8,592	16,523	3,497	0
Male
Total	140,254	16,166	12,645	12,893	61,033	13,588	6,183	14,205	3,541	0
English literacy	65,023	6,337	3,519	4,715	37,905	2,572	2,091	5,937	1,947	0
No English	75,231	9,829	9,126	8,178	23,128	11,016	4,092	8,268	1,594	0
Female
Total	128,697	17,602	15,201	12,815	49,055	13,176	5,652	11,669	3,527	0
English literacy	38,836	4,539	2,397	2,390	22,471	849	1,152	3,414	1,624	0
No English	89,861	13,063	12,804	10,425	26,584	12,327	4,500	8,255	1,903	0
PIDGIN
Total	268,934	33,768	27,846	25,708	110,071	26,764	11,835	25,874	7,068	0
Pidgin literacy	144,697	17,335	12,403	10,097	77,704	5,700	4,475	12,423	4,560	0
No Pidgin	124,237	16,433	15,443	15,611	32,367	21,064	7,360	13,451	2,508	0
Male
Total	140,245	16,166	12,645	12,893	61,024	13,588	6,183	14,205	3,541	0
Pidgin literacy	87,710	9,810	6,847	6,642	46,923	4,317	2,909	7,811	2,451	0
No Pidgin	52,535	6,356	5,798	6,251	14,101	9,271	3,274	6,394	1,090	0
Female
Total	128,689	17,602	15,201	12,815	49,047	13,176	5,652	11,669	3,527	0
Pidgin literacy	56,987	7,525	5,556	3,455	30,781	1,383	1,566	4,612	2,109	0
No Pidgin	71,702	10,077	9,645	9,360	18,266	11,793	4,086	7,057	1,418	0
MOTU
Total	268,933	33,767	27,845	25,708	110,073	26,764	11,835	25,873	7,068	0
Motu literacy	5,913	216	240	195	4,800	72	73	283	34	0
No Motu	263,020	33,551	27,605	25,513	105,273	26,692	11,762	25,590	7,034	0
Male
Total	140,244	16,165	12,644	12,893	61,026	13,588	6,183	14,204	3,541	0
Motu literacy	4,016	140	146	134	3,255	40	56	221	24	0
No Motu	136,228	16,025	12,498	12,759	57,771	13,548	6,127	13,983	3,517	0
Female
Total	128,689	17,602	15,201	12,815	49,047	13,176	5,652	11,669	3,527	0
Motu literacy	1,897	76	94	61	1,545	32	17	62	10	0
No Motu	126,792	17,526	15,107	12,754	47,502	13,144	5,635	11,607	3,517	0
OTHER LANGUAGE
Total	268,923	33,768	27,846	25,706	110,063	26,764	11,835	25,873	7,068	0
Other languaghe literacy	124,161	18,412	12,831	9,396	63,395	8,047	1,767	7,977	2,336	0
No other	144,762	15,356	15,015	16,310	46,668	18,717	10,068	17,896	4,732	0
Male
Total	140,237	16,166	12,645	12,891	61,018	13,588	6,183	14,205	3,541	0
Other languaghe literacy	70,622	9,447	6,349	5,633	37,491	4,421	1,172	4,891	1,218	0
No other	69,615	6,719	6,296	7,258	23,527	9,167	5,011	9,314	2,323	0
Female
Total	128,686	17,602	15,201	12,815	49,045	13,176	5,652	11,668	3,527	0
Other languaghe literacy	53,539	8,965	6,482	3,763	25,904	3,626	595	3,086	1,118	0
No other	75,147	8,637	8,719	9,052	23,141	9,550	5,057	8,582	2,409	0
Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census