Table 11. Literacy in English, Pidgin, Motu, and Other Languages by Western Districts, PNG: 1990
	Districts
	Total	Middle Fly	North Fly	South Fly
ENGLISH
Total	38,746	16,118	5,168	17,460
English literacy	22,403	10,565	2,838	9,000
No English	16,343	5,553	2,330	8,460
Male
Total	19,301	8,015	2,587	8,699
English literacy	12,454	5,750	1,580	5,124
No English	6,847	2,265	1,007	3,575
Female
Total	19,445	8,103	2,581	8,761
English literacy	9,949	4,815	1,258	3,876
No English	9,496	3,288	1,323	4,885
PIDGIN
Total	38,739	16,113	5,167	17,459
Pidgin literacy	5,743	3,394	536	1,813
No Pidgin	32,996	12,719	4,631	15,646
Male
Total	19,296	8,011	2,587	8,698
Pidgin literacy	4,090	2,260	435	1,395
No Pidgin	15,206	5,751	2,152	7,303
Female
Total	19,443	8,102	2,580	8,761
Pidgin literacy	1,653	1,134	101	418
No Pidgin	17,790	6,968	2,479	8,343
MOTU
Total	38,746	16,118	5,168	17,460
Motu literacy	5,763	3,146	723	1,894
No Motu	32,983	12,972	4,445	15,566
Male
Total	19,301	8,015	2,587	8,699
Motu literacy	4,455	2,235	596	1,624
No Motu	14,846	5,780	1,991	7,075
Female
Total	19,445	8,103	2,581	8,761
Motu literacy	1,308	911	127	270
No Motu	18,137	7,192	2,454	8,491
OTHER LANGUAGE
Total	38,746	16,118	5,168	17,460
Other languaghe literacy	21,349	10,812	1,263	9,274
No other	17,397	5,306	3,905	8,186
Male
Total	19,301	8,015	2,587	8,699
Other languaghe literacy	11,649	5,773	808	5,068
No other	7,652	2,242	1,779	3,631
Female
Total	19,445	8,103	2,581	8,761
Other languaghe literacy	9,700	5,039	455	4,206
No other	9,745	3,064	2,126	4,555
Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census