Table 11. Literacy in English, Pidgin, Motu, and Other Languages by Southern Highlands Districts, PNG: 1990
	Total	Ialibu/Pangia	Imbonggu	Kagua/Erave	Mendi/Munihu	Nipa/Kutubu
ENGLISH
Total	219,260	28,280	38,632	114,933	16,976	20,439
English literacy	40,007	3,441	6,755	21,244	3,107	5,460
No English	179,253	24,839	31,877	93,689	13,869	14,979
Male
Total	110,816	13,959	20,325	57,145	8,509	10,878
English literacy	24,801	2,175	4,382	12,974	1,934	3,336
No English	86,015	11,784	15,943	44,171	6,575	7,542
Female
Total	108,444	14,321	18,307	57,788	8,467	9,561
English literacy	15,206	1,266	2,373	8,270	1,173	2,124
No English	93,238	13,055	15,934	49,518	7,294	7,437
PIDGIN
Total	219,260	28,280	38,632	114,933	16,976	20,439
Pidgin literacy	45,521	3,657	6,870	25,732	3,922	5,340
No Pidgin	173,739	24,623	31,762	89,201	13,054	15,099
Male
Total	110,816	13,959	20,325	57,145	8,509	10,878
Pidgin literacy	28,527	2,412	4,591	15,682	2,501	3,341
No Pidgin	82,289	11,547	15,734	41,463	6,008	7,537
Female
Total	108,444	14,321	18,307	57,788	8,467	9,561
Pidgin literacy	16,994	1,245	2,279	10,050	1,421	1,999
No Pidgin	91,450	13,076	16,028	47,738	7,046	7,562
MOTU
Total	219,260	28,280	38,632	114,933	16,976	20,439
Motu literacy	1,632	69	370	1,090	23	80
No Motu	217,628	28,211	38,262	113,843	16,953	20,359
Male
Total	110,816	13,959	20,325	57,145	8,509	10,878
Motu literacy	1,170	42	262	794	18	54
No Motu	109,646	13,917	20,063	56,351	8,491	10,824
Female
Total	108,444	14,321	18,307	57,788	8,467	9,561
Motu literacy	462	27	108	296	5	26
No Motu	107,982	14,294	18,199	57,492	8,462	9,535
OTHER LANGUAGE
Total	219,258	28,280	38,630	114,933	16,976	20,439
Other languaghe literacy	42,768	4,584	12,094	20,632	3,694	1,764
No other	176,490	23,696	26,536	94,301	13,282	18,675
Male
Total	110,816	13,959	20,325	57,145	8,509	10,878
Other languaghe literacy	24,171	2,656	6,831	11,626	1,953	1,105
No other	86,645	11,303	13,494	45,519	6,556	9,773
Female
Total	108,442	14,321	18,305	57,788	8,467	9,561
Other languaghe literacy	18,597	1,928	5,263	9,006	1,741	659
No other	89,845	12,393	13,042	48,782	6,726	8,902
Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census