Table 11. Literacy in English, Pidgin, Motu, and Other Languages by Western Highlands Districts, PNG: 1990
	Total	Dei	Mt Hagen	Mul/Baiyer	Tambul/Nebilyer
ENGLISH
Total	242,970	141,231	57,900	43,839	0
English literacy	55,361	36,627	11,377	7,357	0
No English	187,609	104,604	46,523	36,482	0
Male
Total	130,000	75,478	31,766	22,756	0
English literacy	36,061	23,583	7,495	4,983	0
No English	93,939	51,895	24,271	17,773	0
Female
Total	112,970	65,753	26,134	21,083	0
English literacy	19,300	13,044	3,882	2,374	0
No English	93,670	52,709	22,252	18,709	0
PIDGIN
Total	242,969	141,230	57,900	43,839	0
Pidgin literacy	65,481	43,506	13,479	8,496	0
No Pidgin	177,488	97,724	44,421	35,343	0
Male
Total	129,999	75,477	31,766	22,756	0
Pidgin literacy	42,852	28,144	8,888	5,820	0
No Pidgin	87,147	47,333	22,878	16,936	0
Female
Total	112,970	65,753	26,134	21,083	0
Pidgin literacy	22,629	15,362	4,591	2,676	0
No Pidgin	90,341	50,391	21,543	18,407	0
MOTU
Total	242,969	141,230	57,900	43,839	0
Motu literacy	1,242	901	243	98	0
No Motu	241,727	140,329	57,657	43,741	0
Male
Total	129,999	75,477	31,766	22,756	0
Motu literacy	893	630	189	74	0
No Motu	129,106	74,847	31,577	22,682	0
Female
Total	112,970	65,753	26,134	21,083	0
Motu literacy	349	271	54	24	0
No Motu	112,621	65,482	26,080	21,059	0
OTHER LANGUAGE
Total	242,967	141,229	57,899	43,839	0
Other languaghe literacy	46,030	31,284	9,744	5,002	0
No other	196,937	109,945	48,155	38,837	0
Male
Total	129,999	75,477	31,766	22,756	0
Other languaghe literacy	27,940	18,818	5,989	3,133	0
No other	102,059	56,659	25,777	19,623	0
Female
Total	112,968	65,752	26,133	21,083	0
Other languaghe literacy	18,090	12,466	3,755	1,869	0
No other	94,878	53,286	22,378	19,214	0
Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census