Table 11. Literacy in English, Pidgin, Motu, and Other Languages by Northern Oro Districts, PNG: 1990
	Total	Ijivitari	Sohe	District not stated
ENGLISH
Total	66,026	8,341	36,724	20,961
English literacy	33,944	3,966	20,804	9,174
No English	32,082	4,375	15,920	11,787
Male
Total	34,956	4,416	19,825	10,715
English literacy	20,008	2,328	12,221	5,459
No English	14,948	2,088	7,604	5,256
Female
Total	31,070	3,925	16,899	10,246
English literacy	13,936	1,638	8,583	3,715
No English	17,134	2,287	8,316	6,531
PIDGIN
Total	66,025	8,341	36,723	20,961
Pidgin literacy	21,143	1,725	15,601	3,817
No Pidgin	44,882	6,616	21,122	17,144
Male
Total	34,956	4,416	19,825	10,715
Pidgin literacy	13,492	1,162	9,739	2,591
No Pidgin	21,464	3,254	10,086	8,124
Female
Total	31,069	3,925	16,898	10,246
Pidgin literacy	7,651	563	5,862	1,226
No Pidgin	23,418	3,362	11,036	9,020
MOTU
Total	66,025	8,340	36,724	20,961
Motu literacy	8,078	943	5,383	1,752
No Motu	57,947	7,397	31,341	19,209
Male
Total	34,955	4,415	19,825	10,715
Motu literacy	5,753	712	3,667	1,374
No Motu	29,202	3,703	16,158	9,341
Female
Total	31,070	3,925	16,899	10,246
Motu literacy	2,325	231	1,716	378
No Motu	28,745	3,694	15,183	9,868
OTHER LANGUAGE
Total	66,025	8,341	36,723	20,961
Other languaghe literacy	33,305	2,390	22,336	8,579
No other	32,720	5,951	14,387	12,382
Male
Total	34,956	4,416	19,825	10,715
Other languaghe literacy	18,994	1,464	12,594	4,936
No other	15,962	2,952	7,231	5,779
Female
Total	31,069	3,925	16,898	10,246
Other languaghe literacy	14,311	926	9,742	3,643
No other	16,758	2,999	7,156	6,603
Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census