Education & Matrimony

Are younger Pakistanis more literate than older generations?

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Yes. Youth literacy generally exceeds adult literacy in Pakistan because younger cohorts have had more recent access to schooling, while adult rates include older generations who faced different educational opportunities. The size of the advantage varies by sex, province, and urban-rural residence, so the survey’s exact definitions of “youth” and “adult” must remain attached. A higher youth rate signals generational improvement; it does not mean every young person completed school or that regional and gender inequalities have disappeared.

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Government Data · 2021

Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey 2019–20

Pakistan Bureau of Statistics

Government survey source for literacy, education and household living-standard indicators.View source
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