Table 11. Literacy in English, Pidgin, Motu, and Other Languages by West New Britain Districts, PNG: 1990
	Total	Kandrian/Gloucester	Talasea	District not stated
ENGLISH
Total	89,234	18,259	48,899	22,076
English literacy	40,063	8,561	24,195	7,307
No English	49,171	9,698	24,704	14,769
Male
Total	49,398	11,164	27,066	11,168
English literacy	24,390	5,550	14,569	4,271
No English	25,008	5,614	12,497	6,897
Female
Total	39,836	7,095	21,833	10,908
English literacy	15,673	3,011	9,626	3,036
No English	24,163	4,084	12,207	7,872
PIDGIN
Total	89,234	18,259	48,899	22,076
Pidgin literacy	55,142	11,113	33,810	10,219
No Pidgin	34,092	7,146	15,089	11,857
Male
Total	49,398	11,164	27,066	11,168
Pidgin literacy	32,730	7,157	19,776	5,797
No Pidgin	16,668	4,007	7,290	5,371
Female
Total	39,836	7,095	21,833	10,908
Pidgin literacy	22,412	3,956	14,034	4,422
No Pidgin	17,424	3,139	7,799	6,486
MOTU
Total	89,234	18,259	48,899	22,076
Motu literacy	1,350	342	877	131
No Motu	87,884	17,917	48,022	21,945
Male
Total	49,398	11,164	27,066	11,168
Motu literacy	896	228	566	102
No Motu	48,502	10,936	26,500	11,066
Female
Total	39,836	7,095	21,833	10,908
Motu literacy	454	114	311	29
No Motu	39,382	6,981	21,522	10,879
OTHER LANGUAGE
Total	89,233	18,259	48,899	22,075
Other languaghe literacy	48,552	10,247	30,848	7,457
No other	40,681	8,012	18,051	14,618
Male
Total	49,398	11,164	27,066	11,168
Other languaghe literacy	28,526	6,431	17,833	4,262
No other	20,872	4,733	9,233	6,906
Female
Total	39,835	7,095	21,833	10,907
Other languaghe literacy	20,026	3,816	13,015	3,195
No other	19,809	3,279	8,818	7,712
Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census