Logo
Munich Personal RePEc Archive

Inequality in the Literacy Levels in Pakistan: Existence and Changes Overtime

Husain, Fazal and Qasim, Muhammad Ali (2005): Inequality in the Literacy Levels in Pakistan: Existence and Changes Overtime. Published in: SOUTH ASIA ECONOMIC JOURNAL , Vol. 6, No. 2 : pp. 251-264.

[thumbnail of MPRA_paper_4166.pdf]
Preview
PDF
MPRA_paper_4166.pdf

Download (145kB) | Preview

Abstract

This paper attempts to identify the areas that are still lagging behind other parts of the country in terms of literacy levels and are unable to play their role in the velopment of human capital of the country. The analyses indicate that more than 75 per cent of the districts in the country are under-represented in terms of literacy levels. This includes a large portion of Balochistan province. A large proportion of the iterate population is concentrated in the national and provincial capitals. In general, Sindh lags behind in case of rural areas and NWFP in case of females. The analyses also dicate that the areas that are backward in terms of economic development are also those with low levels of literacy. Balochistan is the province that needs the greatest attention. An encouraging sign is the general decline in disparities in literacy levels over time. Moreover, the least literate areas have shown a significant improvement over time. wever, a lot of work needs to be put into these areas for them to come at par with other parts of the country.

Atom RSS 1.0 RSS 2.0

Contact us: mpra@ub.uni-muenchen.de

This repository has been built using EPrints software.

MPRA is a RePEc service hosted by Logo of the University Library LMU Munich.