Table 11. Literacy in English, Pidgin, Motu, and Other Languages by West Sepik Districts, PNG: 1990
	Total	Aitape/Lumi	Nuku	Telefomin	Vanimo/Green River	NS
ENGLISH
Total	95,772	16,523	11,748	15,157	14,714	37,630
English literacy	24,889	6,564	5,383	2,461	1,987	8,494
No English	70,883	9,959	6,365	12,696	12,727	29,136
Male
Total	50,421	8,464	6,574	8,294	8,201	18,888
English literacy	16,174	4,021	3,443	1,826	1,332	5,552
No English	34,247	4,443	3,131	6,468	6,869	13,336
Female
Total	45,351	8,059	5,174	6,863	6,513	18,742
English literacy	8,715	2,543	1,940	635	655	2,942
No English	36,636	5,516	3,234	6,228	5,858	15,800
PIDGIN
Total	95,772	16,523	11,748	15,157	14,714	37,630
Pidgin literacy	34,424	9,099	6,401	3,303	2,487	13,134
No Pidgin	61,348	7,424	5,347	11,854	12,227	24,496
Male
Total	50,421	8,464	6,574	8,294	8,201	18,888
Pidgin literacy	21,996	5,399	3,997	2,518	1,683	8,399
No Pidgin	28,425	3,065	2,577	5,776	6,518	10,489
Female
Total	45,351	8,059	5,174	6,863	6,513	18,742
Pidgin literacy	12,428	3,700	2,404	785	804	4,735
No Pidgin	32,923	4,359	2,770	6,078	5,709	14,007
MOTU
Total	95,771	16,522	11,748	15,157	14,714	37,630
Motu literacy	878	99	189	34	139	417
No Motu	94,893	16,423	11,559	15,123	14,575	37,213
Male
Total	50,420	8,463	6,574	8,294	8,201	18,888
Motu literacy	545	64	131	24	84	242
No Motu	49,875	8,399	6,443	8,270	8,117	18,646
Female
Total	45,351	8,059	5,174	6,863	6,513	18,742
Motu literacy	333	35	58	10	55	175
No Motu	45,018	8,024	5,116	6,853	6,458	18,567
OTHER LANGUAGE
Total	95,769	16,522	11,748	15,155	14,714	37,630
Other languaghe literacy	21,261	5,402	4,896	1,846	1,660	7,457
No other	74,508	11,120	6,852	13,309	13,054	30,173
Male
Total	50,421	8,464	6,574	8,294	8,201	18,888
Other languaghe literacy	13,417	3,250	3,095	1,365	1,002	4,705
No other	37,004	5,214	3,479	6,929	7,199	14,183
Female
Total	45,348	8,058	5,174	6,861	6,513	18,742
Other languaghe literacy	7,844	2,152	1,801	481	658	2,752
No other	37,504	5,906	3,373	6,380	5,855	15,990
Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census