Education
The literacy rate has increased greatly since independence. Punjab has the highest Human Development Index out of all of Pakistan's provinces at 0.670.
| Year | Literacy Rate |
|---|---|
| 1972 | 20.7% |
| 1981 | 27.4% |
| 1998 | 46.56% |
| 2009 | 59.6% |
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This is a chart of the education market of Punjab estimated by the government in 1998.
| Qualification | Urban | Rural | Total | Enrolment Ratio(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 23,019,025 | 50,602,265 | 73,621,290 | — |
| Below Primary | 3,356,173 | 11,598,039 | 14,954,212 | 100.00 |
| Primary | 6,205,929 | 18,039,707 | 24,245,636 | 79.68 |
| Middle | 5,140,148 | 10,818,764 | 15,958,912 | 46.75 |
| Matriculation | 4,624,522 | 7,119,738 | 11,744,260 | 25.07 |
| Intermediate | 1,862,239 | 1,821,681 | 3,683,920 | 9.12 |
| BA, BSc... degrees | 110,491 | 96,144 | 206,635 | 4.12 |
| MA, MSc... degrees | 1,226,914 | 764,094 | 1,991,008 | 3.84 |
| Diploma, Certificate... | 418,946 | 222,649 | 641,595 | 1.13 |
| Other qualifications | 73,663 | 121,449 | 195,112 | 0.26 |
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