PakistanGB2017MICSLiteracyWomen

Literacy measures the proportion of women aged 15-24 who attended middle school or higher or who can read a short simple statement about everyday life. It broadly follows the definition of SDG indicator 4.6.1 Proportion of population in a given age group achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency in functional literacy and numeracy skills.

Data Source: MICS (Gilgit-Baltistan MICS 2016-17, MICS5)
The following data are considered for this analysis:
• Individuals: Women ages 15 - 24 (WM - Individual Women's Survey)

The standard LNOB analysis for Literacy among women includes the following circumstances:
• Wealth of the household: top 60 or bottom 40 (of the wealth distribution)
• Residence: urban or rural

Note: Ages 15-24, the MICS5 literacy indicator for young women (MICS indicator 7.1, report Table ED.15). MICS5 in Pakistan has no men's questionnaire, so this indicator covers women only. MICS6 provinces cover women and men ages 15-49.