List of tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan by literacy rate
The literacy rate across Punjab, Pakistan, exhibits significant variation among its tehsils, reflecting disparities in educational development. According to the 2023 census data, urban tehsils such as Gujrat (82.48%), Faisalabad City (81.59%), and Lahore Cantonment (81.01%) boast some of the highest literacy rates in the province. Conversely, rural tehsils like Koh-e-Suleman (36.04%) and Liaqatpur (38.35%) lag considerably behind, highlighting the urban-rural divide in educational access. In the Sargodha District, literacy rates vary from 56.33% in Kot Momin to 69.31% in Bhalwal, indicating intra-district disparities. Similarly, Toba Tek Singh District shows a range from 63.55% in Kamalia to 74.45% in Toba Tek Singh Tehsil. These statistics underscore the need for targeted educational policies to bridge the literacy gap across different regions of Punjab.[1]
List
| Tehsil | Total (2023)[1] |
Male | Female | Rural | Urban | Districts | Divisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahawalnagar | 53.51% | 61.49% | 44.83% | 45.86% | 71.1% | Bahawalnagar District | Bahawalpur Division |
| Chishtian | 60.49% | 66.19% | 54.36% | 55.25% | 73.77% | ||
| Fort Abbas | 61.36% | 66.89% | 55.33% | 57.54% | 71.89% | ||
| Haroonabad | 66.28% | 71.13% | 61.12% | 62.61% | 73.11% | ||
| Minchinabad | 44.05% | 52.2% | 35.16% | 40.27% | 58.95% | ||
| Ahmadpur East | 39.68% | 46.83% | 32.27% | 32.04% | 59.94% | Bahawalpur District | |
| Bahawalpur City | 71.67% | 75.53% | 67.62% | ... | 71.67% | ||
| Bahawalpur Saddar | 52.56% | 59.77% | 44.94% | 49.75% | 62.83% | ||
| Hasilpur | 59.64% | 65.16% | 54.1% | 55.24% | 66.52% | ||
| Khairpur Tamewali | 45.82% | 54.69% | 36.7% | 42.56% | 61.83% | ||
| Yazman | 53.55% | 58.41% | 48.52% | 51.57% | 73.24% | ||
| Khanpur | 50.08% | 57.02% | 42.66% | 44.39% | 64.38% | Rahim Yar Khan District | |
| Liaqatpur | 38.35% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Rahim Yar Khan | 53.66% | 60.38% | 46.43% | 42.64% | 74.37% | ||
| Sadiqabad | 47.04% | 54.88% | 38.46% | 38.5% | 72.87% | ||
| Dera Ghazi Khan | 47.25% | 54.65% | 39.77% | 34.64% | 66.9% | Dera Ghazi Khan District | Dera Ghazi Khan Division |
| De-Excluded Area D.G. Khan | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Kot Chutta | 38.61% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Muhammadpur | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Jampur District | |
| Jampur | 38.07% | 46.11% | 29.86% | 29.63% | 56.53% | ||
| Dajal | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Tribal Area | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Chowk Sarwar Shaheed | 55.5% | 65.25% | 45.63% | 52.27% | 72.45% | Kot Addu District | |
| Kot Addu | 58.19% | 66.6% | 49.58% | 53.83% | 74.11% | ||
| Karor Lal Esan | 62.43% | 71.61% | 52.73% | 59.86% | 78.43% | Layyah District | |
| Chaubara | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Layyah | 62.34% | 71.24% | 52.92% | 57.77% | 78.18% | ||
| Jatoi | 40.67% | 48.85% | 32.19% | 38.61% | 46.62% | Muzaffargarh District | |
| Alipur | 39.15% | 47.23% | 30.69% | 32.65% | 58.97% | ||
| Muzaffargarh | 46.84% | 54.07% | 39.23% | 42.83% | 69.86% | ||
| Rojhan | 20.98% | 28.18% | 13.04% | 19.63% | 50.21% | Rajanpur District | |
| Rajanpur | 41.38% | 49.09% | 33.4% | 30.85% | 58.63% | ||
| De-Excluded Area Rajanpur | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Koh-e-Suleman | 36.04% | 51.53% | 19.45% | 36.04% | ... | Taunsa District | |
| Taunsa | 57.96% | 68.38% | 46.94% | 53.67% | 74.33% | ||
| Vehowa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Bhowana | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Chiniot District | Faisalabad Division |
| Chiniot | 57.31% | 65.35% | 48.92% | 47.16% | 67.03% | ||
| Lalian | 57.26% | 66.4% | 48.04% | 49.66% | 76.66% | ||
| Chak Jhumra | 70.56% | 76.02% | 64.41% | 68.92% | 79.35% | Faisalabad District | |
| Faisalabad City | 81.59% | 83.39% | 79.61% | ... | 81.59% | ||
| Faisalabad Sadar | 71.25% | 75.09% | 67.05% | 71.15% | 72.93% | ||
| Jaranwala | 66.32% | 72.08% | 59.97% | 63.77% | 79.81% | ||
| Samundri | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Tandlianwala | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Shorkot | 58.12% | 68.04% | 47.53% | 55.61% | 77.01% | Jhang District | |
| Jhang | 60.96% | 69.53% | 51.76% | 51.74% | 75.22% | ||
| Ahmadpur Sial | 56.87% | 67.97% | 45.01% | 54.76% | 67.18% | ||
| Athara Hazari | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Mandi Shah Jeewna | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Kamalia | 63.55% | 71.02% | 55.68% | 55.87% | 75% | Toba Tek Singh District | |
| Gojra | 74.22% | 77.74% | 70.51% | 70.78% | 82.76% | ||
| Pirmahal | 68.39% | 74.6% | 61.81% | 65.8% | 86.7% | ||
| Toba Tek Singh | 74.45% | 78.83% | 69.85% | 72.24% | 86.91% | ||
| Gujrat | 82.48% | 85.26% | 79.7% | 80.18% | 84.47% | Gujrat District | Gujrat Division |
| Kharian | 79.69% | 83.81% | 75.58% | 78.42% | 83.09% | ||
| Sarai Alamgir | 81.55% | 86.09% | 77.05% | 80.24% | 85.51% | ||
| Jalalpur Jattan | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Kunjah | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Pindi Bhattian | 58.7% | 65.62% | 51.45% | 55.11% | 67.38% | Hafizabad District | |
| Hafizabad | 70.89% | 74.41% | 67.25% | 66.79% | 75.88% | ||
| Mandi Bahauddin | 72.69% | 76.31% | 69.13% | 68.99% | 81.18% | Mandi Bahauddin District | |
| Malakwal | 66.28% | 72.31% | 60.26% | 64.04% | 82.48% | ||
| Phalia | 70.11% | 74.99% | 65.31% | 68.98% | 80.37% | ||
| Wazirabad | 77.39% | 79.18% | 75.62% | 75.11% | 81.26% | Wazirabad District | |
| Ali Pur Chatta | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Gujranwala City | 79.39% | 79.88% | 78.88% | ... | 79.39% | Gujranwala District | Gujranwala Division |
| Gujranwala Saddar | 75.71% | 77.14% | 74.24% | 73.28% | 81.06% | ||
| Kamoke | 73.04% | 75.07% | 70.96% | 71.74% | 74.72% | ||
| Nowshera Virkan | 71.36% | 74.63% | 68% | 70.55% | 78.98% | ||
| Shakargarh | 76.28% | 81.38% | 70.95% | 75.6% | 79.65% | Narowal District | |
| Narowal | 76.78% | 80.61% | 72.78% | 74.65% | 83.01% | ||
| Zafarwal | 71.72% | 76.59% | 66.69% | 70.4% | 82.91% | ||
| Pasrur | 74.52% | 77.28% | 71.76% | 73.46% | 81.11% | Sialkot District | |
| Daska | 79.19% | 81.32% | 77.02% | 77.12% | 84.83% | ||
| Sambrial | 79.89% | 81.84% | 77.95% | 78.7% | 82.57% | ||
| Sialkot | 79.42% | 80.72% | 78.14% | 76.21% | 83.31% | ||
| Chunian | 60.64% | 66.58% | 54.43% | 58.23% | 69.65% | Kasur District | Lahore Division |
| Kasur | 63.63% | 68.19% | 58.82% | 60.96% | 66.89% | ||
| Kot Radha Kishan | 64.66% | 69.73% | 59.2% | 61.59% | 74.07% | ||
| Pattoki | 62.98% | 68.19% | 57.44% | 60.91% | 70.47% | ||
| Lahore Cantonment | 81.01% | ... | ... | ... | ... | Lahore District | |
| Lahore City | 80.36% | 81.64% | 78.92% | ... | 80.36% | ||
| Model Town | 78.94% | 81.06% | 76.6% | ... | 78.94% | ||
| Raiwind | 72.35% | 75.66% | 68.45% | ... | 72.35% | ||
| Shalimar | 81.21% | 82.62% | 79.65% | ... | 81.21% | ||
| Nishtar | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Wagah | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Iqbal Town | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Ravi | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Saddar | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Sangla Hill | 72.08% | 75.26% | 68.91% | 69.62% | 76.04% | Nankana Sahib District | |
| Nankana Sahib | 59.02% | 65.42% | 52.22% | 56.1% | 78.74% | ||
| Shah Kot | 69.28% | 72.74% | 65.76% | 68.38% | 71.37% | ||
| Muridke | 69.1% | 71.93% | 66.13% | 64.01% | 75.21% | Sheikhupura District | |
| Ferozewala | 66.55% | 69.2% | 63.67% | 66.19% | 67.26% | ||
| Safdarabad | 67.55% | 72.25% | 62.81% | 67.45% | 67.82% | ||
| Sheikhupura | 70.72% | 74.13% | 67.04% | 65.42% | 77.88% | ||
| Sharak Pur | 65.05% | 68.06% | 61.96% | 60.67% | 80.82% | ||
| Jahanian | 65.65% | 73.34% | 57.73% | 63.06% | 82.26% | Khanewal District | Multan Division |
| Kabirwala | 54.13% | 63.66% | 43.81% | 50.53% | 72.05% | ||
| Khanewal | 63.6% | 71.07% | 55.61% | 56.71% | 78.05% | ||
| Mian Channu | 64.39% | 72.49% | 56.04% | 60.06% | 80.8% | ||
| Dunyapur | 55.66% | 64.52% | 46.34% | 54.29% | 68.95% | Lodhran District | |
| Kahror Pacca | 49.81% | 59.15% | 39.74% | 45.77% | 62.85% | ||
| Lodhran | 50.1% | 58.87% | 40.68% | 45.37% | 70.75% | ||
| Jalalpur Pirwala | 38.5% | 48.39% | 28.6% | 34.8% | 58.92% | Multan District | |
| Multan City | 73.65% | 76.73% | 70.38% | 61.87% | 75.69% | ||
| Multan Saddar | 52.01% | 59.93% | 43.74% | 50.73% | 74.1% | ||
| Shujabad | 53.87% | 62% | 45.47% | 50% | 66.96% | ||
| Jallah jeem | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Vehari District | |
| Burewala | 63.98% | 69.85% | 57.98% | 58.84% | 75.8% | ||
| Mailsi | 54.63% | 63.33% | 45.67% | 51.81% | 66.77% | ||
| Vehari | 58.21% | 65.8% | 50.39% | 53.75% | 76.66% | ||
| Attock | 74.8% | 81.81% | 67.64% | 66.08% | 82.49% | Attock District | Rawalpindi Division |
| Fateh Jang | 66.94% | 76.7% | 56.97% | 65.12% | 73.63% | ||
| Hassan Abdal | 70.22% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Hazro | 66.45% | 76.4% | 56.26% | 65.96% | 68.92% | ||
| Jand | 71.59% | 85.2% | 58.47% | 70.39% | 77.54% | ||
| Pindi Gheb | 70.36% | 80.56% | 60.26% | 67.39% | 81.86% | ||
| Chakwal | 79.63% | 85.91% | 73.58% | 79.32% | 80.31% | Chakwal District | |
| Choa Saidan Shah | 79.28% | 86.21% | 72.08% | 79.96% | 77.18% | ||
| Kallar Kahar | 79.23% | 86.15% | 71.84% | 78.67% | 80.84% | ||
| Dina | 84.75% | 89.52% | 79.63% | 84.42% | 85.34% | Jhelum District | |
| Jhelum | 83.45% | 87.32% | 79.41% | 80.63% | 85.22% | ||
| Pind Dadan Khan | 73.98% | 82.18% | 65.57% | 72.37% | 81.55% | ||
| Sohawa | 80.41% | 88.38% | 72.49% | 79.9% | 81.83% | ||
| Rawalpindi | 83.97% | 87.51% | 80.14% | 80.25% | 84.4% | Rawalpindi District | |
| Gujar Khan | 79.72% | 86.44% | 73.29% | 79.68% | 79.94% | ||
| Kahuta | 84.05% | 92% | 76.71% | 82.02% | 88.5% | ||
| Kallar Syedan | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Taxila | 81.98% | 87.19% | 76.6% | 73.77% | 84.98% | ||
| Daultala | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Kotli Sattian | 88.2% | 94.71% | 81.49% | 87.87% | 89.57% | Murree District | |
| Murree | 84.79% | 90.88% | 78.59% | 84.59% | 86.86% | ||
| Depalpur | 55.29% | 62.22% | 48.05% | 50.24% | 67.28% | Okara District | Sahiwal Division |
| Okara | 63.34% | 69.01% | 57.4% | 53.39% | 75.11% | ||
| Renala Khurd | 66.98% | 72.86% | 60.88% | 64.25% | 78.56% | ||
| Arifwala | 58.24% | ... | ... | ... | ... | Pakpattan District | |
| Pakpattan | 56.11% | 63.93% | 47.99% | 51.32% | 71.35% | ||
| Chichawatni | 65.25% | 71.77% | 58.61% | 63.05% | 84.61% | Sahiwal District | |
| Sahiwal | 63.34% | 73.52% | 52.97% | 60.23% | 73.59% | ||
| Khushab | 65.94% | 76.68% | 54.74% | 60.86% | 72.61% | Khushab District | Sargodha Division |
| Noorpur Thal | 55.58% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Quaidabad | 55.11% | 70.86% | 38.52% | 53.45% | 72.16% | ||
| Naushera (Wadi-e-Soon) | 70.43% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Bhalwal | 79.31% | 75.62% | 63.09% | 74.96% | 79.99% | Sargodha District | |
| Bhera | 67.37% | 74.83% | 59.8% | 62.1% | 79.95% | ||
| Kot Momin | 56.33% | 64.43% | 47.82% | 55.01% | 66.08% | ||
| Sahiwal | 63.34% | 73.52% | 52.97% | 60.23% | 73.59% | ||
| Sargodha | 71.82% | 76.61% | 66.86% | 63.33% | 77.56% | ||
| Shahpur | 61.85% | 72.19% | 51.03% | 59.51% | 70.22% | ||
| Sillanwali | 63.07% | 71.01% | 54.94% | 61.04% | 76.51% | ||
| Bhakkar | 58.56% | 67.54% | 49.03% | 54.4% | 74.93% | Bhakkar District | Mianwali Division |
| Darya Khan | 51.09% | 62.18% | 39.31% | 46.57% | 66.36% | ||
| Kaloorkot | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Mankera | 54.83% | 68.1% | 40.69% | 52.52% | 68.71% | ||
| Isakhel | 55.02% | 72.04% | 38.41% | 52.23% | 64.18% | Mianwali District | |
| Mianwali | 66.09% | 80.78% | 50.7% | 63.46% | 77.79% | ||
| Piplan | 63.46% | 76.04% | 50.05% | 61.34% | 70.54% | ||
| Talagang | 75.63% | ... | ... | ... | ... | Talagang District | |
| Lawa | 71.37% | 85.9% | 56.75% | 70.25% | 78.4% | ||
| Multan Khurd | 75.63% | ... | ... | ... | ... |