Table 12. Literacy and First Language by Municipality, Pohnpei: 1994
		Pohnpei Proper							Neighbor Islands
			Madole-							Mwo-	Pinge-	Sapwu-		Kapinga-
	Total	Total	nihmw	U	Nett	Sokehs	Kitti	Kolonia	Total	killoa	lap	ahfik	Nukuoro	marangi
LITERACY
Total	30,627	28,673	4,498	2,771	5,404	5,268	4,629	6,103	1,954	198	458	532	328	438
Literate	26,520	24,885	3,845	2,385	4,449	4,673	4,096	5,437	1,635	181	361	441	292	360
Illiterate	4,107	3,788	653	386	955	595	533	666	319	17	97	91	36	78
Males	15,663	14,660	2,405	1,366	2,807	2,636	2,352	3,094	1,003	103	243	274	159	224
Literate	13,558	12,713	2,067	1,164	2,312	2,347	2,070	2,753	845	94	189	230	142	190
Illiterate	2,105	1,947	338	202	495	289	282	341	158	9	54	44	17	34
Females	14,964	14,013	2,093	1,405	2,597	2,632	2,277	3,009	951	95	215	258	169	214
Literate	12,962	12,172	1,778	1,221	2,137	2,326	2,026	2,684	790	87	172	211	150	170
Illiterate	2,002	1,841	315	184	460	306	251	325	161	8	43	47	19	44
FIRST LANGUAGE
Total	30,627	28,673	4,498	2,771	5,404	5,268	4,629	6,103	1,954	198	458	532	328	438
English	1,293	1,281	108	44	458	287	30	354	12	0	1	0	4	7
Yapese	85	85	15	6	28	4	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yap Outer Islands	78	77	4	0	26	0	1	46	1	1	0	0	0	0
Chuukese/Mortlockese	2,202	2,202	69	10	261	1,623	3	236	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pohnpeian	21,489	20,954	4,158	2,692	4,165	2,052	4,561	3,326	535	0	7	525	1	2
Polynesian	1,523	769	7	1	48	8	14	691	754	0	0	3	322	429
Mokilese/Pingelapese	2,974	2,324	97	3	106	1,228	4	886	650	197	450	3	0	0
Kosraean	336	336	3	1	81	35	2	214	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Pacific	132	131	29	0	35	14	3	50	1	0	0	0	1	0
Asian languages	479	479	8	14	181	17	8	251	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other European language	1,329	1,316	108	44	473	287	33	371	13	0	1	1	4	7
Males	15,663	14,660	2,405	1,366	2,807	2,636	2,352	3,094	1,003	103	243	274	159	224
English	729	726	72	20	251	174	17	192	3	0	0	0	1	2
Yapese	47	47	15	3	14	2	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yap Outer Islands	48	48	4	0	17	0	1	26	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chuukese/Mortlockese	1,090	1,090	47	1	122	803	3	114	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pohnpeian	10,866	10,590	2,175	1,334	2,103	1,028	2,315	1,635	276	0	3	271	1	1
Polynesian	778	399	3	0	36	3	4	353	379	0	0	1	157	221
Mokilese/Pingelapese	1,489	1,145	56	0	61	591	2	435	344	103	240	1	0	0
Kosraean	154	154	2	0	38	15	1	98	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Pacific	77	77	25	0	16	7	1	28	0	0	0	0	0	0
Asian languages	362	362	6	8	138	13	6	191	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other European language	752	748	72	20	262	174	19	201	4	0	0	1	1	2
Females	14,964	14,013	2,093	1,405	2,597	2,632	2,277	3,009	951	95	215	258	169	214
English	564	555	36	24	207	113	13	162	9	0	1	0	3	5
Yapese	38	38	0	3	14	2	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yap Outer Islands	30	29	0	0	9	0	0	20	1	1	0	0	0	0
Chuukese/Mortlockese	1,112	1,112	22	9	139	820	0	122	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pohnpeian	10,623	10,364	1,983	1,358	2,062	1,024	2,246	1,691	259	0	4	254	0	1
Polynesian	745	370	4	1	12	5	10	338	375	0	0	2	165	208
Mokilese/Pingelapese	1,485	1,179	41	3	45	637	2	451	306	94	210	2	0	0
Kosraean	182	182	1	1	43	20	1	116	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Pacific	55	54	4	0	19	7	2	22	1	0	0	0	1	0
Asian languages	117	117	2	6	43	4	2	60	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other European language	577	568	36	24	211	113	14	170	9	0	1	0	3	5
Source: 1994 Federated States of Micronesia Population and Housing Census