Table 11. Literacy in English, Pidgin, Motu, and Other Languages by East New Britain Districts, PNG: 1990
  Total      Gazelle      Kokopo      Pomio      Rabaul
ENGLISH  
Total 129,155 33,088 19,969 76,098 0
English literacy 62,940 18,606 6,486 37,848 0
No English 66,215 14,482 13,483 38,250 0
   Male
Total 70,409 18,701 9,530 42,178 0
English literacy 35,704 10,406 3,462 21,836 0
No English 34,705 8,295 6,068 20,342 0
   Female
Total 58,746 14,387 10,439 33,920 0
English literacy 27,236 8,200 3,024 16,012 0
No English 31,510 6,187 7,415 17,908 0
PIDGIN  
Total 129,155 33,088 19,969 76,098 0
Pidgin literacy 86,886 22,542 8,828 55,516 0
No Pidgin 42,269 10,546 11,141 20,582 0
   Male
Total 70,409 18,701 9,530 42,178 0
Pidgin literacy 48,940 12,827 4,696 31,417 0
No Pidgin 21,469 5,874 4,834 10,761 0
   Female
Total 58,746 14,387 10,439 33,920 0
Pidgin literacy 37,946 9,715 4,132 24,099 0
No Pidgin 20,800 4,672 6,307 9,821 0
MOTU  
Total 129,152 33,087 19,969 76,096 0
Motu literacy 2,049 722 61 1,266 0
No Motu 127,103 32,365 19,908 74,830 0
   Male
Total 70,407 18,701 9,530 42,176 0
Motu literacy 1,226 415 34 777 0
No Motu 69,181 18,286 9,496 41,399 0
   Female
Total 58,745 14,386 10,439 33,920 0
Motu literacy 823 307 27 489 0
No Motu 57,922 14,079 10,412 33,431 0
OTHER LANGUAGE 
Total 129,150 33,084 19,969 76,097 0
Other languaghe literacy 89,883 23,170 9,299 57,414 0
No other 39,267 9,914 10,670 18,683 0
   Male
Total 70,407 18,700 9,530 42,177 0
Other languaghe literacy 49,475 12,923 4,751 31,801 0
No other 20,932 5,777 4,779 10,376 0
   Female
Total 58,743 14,384 10,439 33,920 0
Other languaghe literacy 40,408 10,247 4,548 25,613 0
No other 18,335 4,137 5,891 8,307 0
Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census