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CHALLENGING ILLITERACY A HUMAN CAPITAL APPROACH

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2020(V-IV).08      10.31703/gesr.2020(V-IV).08      Published : Dec 2020

Challenging Illiteracy: A Human Capital Approach

Abstract

    The performance of the Punjab Province of Pakistan in girl's literacy has been like a leader in Pakistan. But inside Punjab Rawalpindi Division is an example for others. This study analyzes the factors behind this high performance. Personal, inside family and outside family factors have been focused on. The findings show that, amongst the personal factors, elderly people are less literate. Amongst the outside factors, the urban/rural categorization plays an important role, but quite interestingly the rural literacy rate is higher. Out of inside family factors, the unmarried girls, than boys, influence literacy. The 'Income of the household' factor has been non-influential on literacy. The presence of working individuals negatively influences household literacy. The family size is negatively related to literacy rate. A literate household head has a positive effect on literacy of his/her family.

    Girl's literacy, Pakistan, Family and outside Family Factors, The Rural Literacy, Income of the household

    (1) Javed Mahmood Malik
    PhD Economics, School of Economics, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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