Table 14. Literacy and Usual language by Municipality, Pohnpei: 2000
    Pohnpei Proper Outer Islands
      Madole-             Mwo-   Sap-   Kapinga-
  Total Total nihmw U Nett Sokehs Kitti Kolonia Total killoa Pingelap wuafik Nukuoro marangi
LITERACY
    Total 34,486 32,178 5,420 2,685 6,158 6,227 6,007 5,681 2,308 177 438 857 362 474
Literate 26,272 24,623 3,976 2,125 4,648 4,960 4,297 4,617 1,649 140 349 570 302 288
Illiterate 8,214 7,555 1,444 560 1,510 1,267 1,710 1,064 659 37 89 287 60 186
    Males 17,666 16,476 2,885 1,366 3,178 3,123 3,053 2,871 1,190 90 224 453 178 245
Literate 13,345 12,486 2,121 1,058 2,382 2,479 2,152 2,294 859 71 182 307 153 146
Illiterate 4,321 3,990 764 308 796 644 901 577 331 19 42 146 25 99
     Females 16,820 15,702 2,535 1,319 2,980 3,104 2,954 2,810 1,118 87 214 404 184 229
Literate 12,927 12,137 1,855 1,067 2,266 2,481 2,145 2,323 790 69 167 263 149 142
Illiterate 3,893 3,565 680 252 714 623 809 487 328 18 47 141 35 87
Source: 2000 Federated States of Micronesia Population and Housing Census                
Table 14. Literacy and Usual language by Municipality, Pohnpei: 2000
    Pohnpei Proper Outer Islands
      Madole-             Mwo-   Sap-   Kapinga-
  Total Total nihmw U Nett Sokehs Kitti Kolonia Total killoa Pingelap wuafik Nukuoro marangi
USUAL LANGUAGE AT HOME
    Total 31,412 29,315 4,923 2,478 5,610 5,680 5,422 5,202 2,097 158 409 770 333 427
English 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yapese 102 102 19 0 30 26 1 26 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yap Outer Islands 32 31 1 0 0 10 1 19 1 0 1 0 0 0
Chuukese 347 342 35 9 102 113 5 78 5 0 1 4 0 0
Mortlockese 1,912 1,752 9 1 77 1,581 1 83 160 0 0 160 0 0
Pohnpeian 22,457 21,853 4,321 2,420 4,506 2,131 5,386 3,089 604 1 0 600 2 1
Mokilese/Pingelapese 3,452 2,889 402 14 174 1,463 3 833 563 156 406 1 0 0
Nukuoroan/Kapinga 1,461 704 58 0 17 28 1 600 757 0 0 0 331 426
Kosraean 174 173 3 0 46 21 0 103 1 0 1 0 0 0
Carolinian/Chamoor 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Pacific 71 71 31 0 10 16 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hawaiian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
European 905 900 34 29 388 228 20 201 5 1 0 4 0 0
Filipino 343 342 4 4 197 10 3 124 1 0 0 1 0 0
Japanese 40 40 0 1 16 8 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 7 7 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese/Taiwanese 58 58 3 0 2 44 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Asian 40 40 0 0 38 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages 6 6 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Males 16,108 15,016 2,630 1,255 2,900 2,848 2,757 2,626 1,092 81 209 411 166 225
English 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yapese 64 64 19 0 15 16 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yap Outer Islands 17 17 1 0 0 4 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chuukese 170 168 29 5 45 48 3 38 2 0 0 2 0 0
Mortlockese 974 890 7 0 40 802 1 40 84 0 0 84 0 0
Pohnpeian 11,403 11,080 2,266 1,222 2,300 1,038 2,737 1,517 323 0 0 321 1 1
Mokilese/Pingelapese 1,732 1,444 203 8 85 730 2 416 288 80 208 0 0 0
Nukuoroan/Kapinga 760 371 36 0 8 11 1 315 389 0 0 0 165 224
Kosraean 86 85 3 0 28 7 0 47 1 0 1 0 0 0
Carolinian/Chamoor 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Pacific 50 50 29 0 3 11 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hawaiian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
European 500 496 29 17 204 122 9 115 4 1 0 3 0 0
Filipino 223 222 4 2 120 8 3 85 1 0 0 1 0 0
Japanese 27 27 0 1 10 8 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese/Taiwanese 57 57 3 0 2 43 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Asian 35 35 0 0 34 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Females 15,304 14,299 2,293 1,223 2,710 2,832 2,665 2,576 1,005 77 200 359 167 202
English 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yapese 38 38 0 0 15 10 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yap Outer Islands 15 14 0 0 0 6 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 0
Chuukese 177 174 6 4 57 65 2 40 3 0 1 2 0 0
Mortlockese 938 862 2 1 37 779 0 43 76 0 0 76 0 0
Pohnpeian 11,054 10,773 2,055 1,198 2,206 1,093 2,649 1,572 281 1 0 279 1 0
Mokilese/Pingelapese 1,720 1,445 199 6 89 733 1 417 275 76 198 1 0 0
Nukuoroan/Kapinga 701 333 22 0 9 17 0 285 368 0 0 0 166 202
Kosraean 88 88 0 0 18 14 0 56 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carolinian/Chamoor 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Pacific 21 21 2 0 7 5 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hawaiian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
European 405 404 5 12 184 106 11 86 1 0 0 1 0 0
Filipino 120 120 0 2 77 2 0 39 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 13 13 0 0 6 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese/Taiwanese 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Asian 5 5 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages 3 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: 2000 Federated States of Micronesia Population and Housing Census