Table 29.  Reading, Writing and Understanding Samoan and English by District, Samoa: 2006
Read and Writing		Tua-		Aiga I		Vaa O	Gagaem-	Faasa-	Gagae-	Gagai-	Vaisi-	Satu-
Samoan and English	Total	masga	A'ana	Le Tai	Atua	Fonoti	auga No I	leleaga	mauga	fomauga	gauo	paitea	Palauli
READ SAMOAN
Total	29,323	14,589	3,396	749	3,566	213	596	2,056	622	650	865	748	1,273
Read Samoan	28,982	14,442	3,351	734	3,536	211	589	2,026	614	644	843	734	1,258
Cannot read	341	147	45	15	30	2	7	30	8	6	22	14	15
Males	15,316	7,526	1,754	401	1,926	111	301	1,100	288	341	480	400	688
Read Samoan	15,105	7,440	1,721	394	1,907	110	296	1,081	283	338	466	390	679
Cannot read	211	86	33	7	19	1	5	19	5	3	14	10	9
Females	14,007	7,063	1,642	348	1,640	102	295	956	334	309	385	348	585
Read Samoan	13,877	7,002	1,630	340	1,629	101	293	945	331	306	377	344	579
Cannot read	130	61	12	8	11	1	2	11	3	3	8	4	6
READ ENGLISH
Total	27,079	13,517	3,254	609	3,408	213	514	1,833	588	601	740	690	1,112
Read English	24,389	12,606	2,926	563	2,880	172	498	1,643	507	536	625	511	922
Cannot read	2,690	911	328	46	528	41	16	190	81	65	115	179	190
Males	13,894	6,855	1,661	317	1,827	111	242	950	271	311	400	365	584
Read English	12,104	6,279	1,438	289	1,475	87	231	818	215	266	314	237	455
Cannot read	1,790	576	223	28	352	24	11	132	56	45	86	128	129
Females	13,185	6,662	1,593	292	1,581	102	272	883	317	290	340	325	528
Read English	12,285	6,327	1,488	274	1,405	85	267	825	292	270	311	274	467
Cannot read	900	335	105	18	176	17	5	58	25	20	29	51	61
WRITE SAMOAN
Total	29,316	14,591	3,396	748	3,566	213	596	2,053	622	650	863	748	1,270
Write Samoan	28,961	14,437	3,347	725	3,536	212	589	2,026	616	643	843	732	1,255
Cannot write	355	154	49	23	30	1	7	27	6	7	20	16	15
Males	15,315	7,529	1,754	400	1,926	111	301	1,098	288	341	479	400	688
Write Samoan	15,093	7,438	1,718	386	1,908	111	296	1,081	285	338	466	388	678
Cannot write	222	91	36	14	18	0	5	17	3	3	13	12	10
Females	14,001	7,062	1,642	348	1,640	102	295	955	334	309	384	348	582
Write Samoan	13,868	6,999	1,629	339	1,628	101	293	945	331	305	377	344	577
Cannot write	133	63	13	9	12	1	2	10	3	4	7	4	5
WRITE ENGLISH
Total	27,068	13,507	3,255	601	3,409	213	514	1,832	588	600	744	690	1,115
Write English	24,362	12,586	2,933	522	2,876	167	498	1,652	512	539	638	512	927
Cannot write	2,706	921	322	79	533	46	16	180	76	61	106	178	188
Males	13,887	6,850	1,661	313	1,827	111	242	949	271	310	402	365	586
Write English	12,092	6,267	1,439	263	1,472	84	231	827	220	269	325	241	454
Cannot write	1,795	583	222	50	355	27	11	122	51	41	77	124	132
Females	13,181	6,657	1,594	288	1,582	102	272	883	317	290	342	325	529
Write English	12,270	6,319	1,494	259	1,404	83	267	825	292	270	313	271	473
Cannot write	911	338	100	29	178	19	5	58	25	20	29	54	56
Table 29.  Reading, Writing and Understanding Samoan and English by District, Samoa: 2006
Read and Writing		Tua-		Aiga I		Vaa O	Gagaem-	Faasa-	Gagae-	Gagai-	Vaisi-	Satu-
Samoan and English	Total	masga	A'ana	Le Tai	Atua	Fonoti	auga No I	leleaga	mauga	fomauga	gauo	paitea	Palauli
UNDERSTAND SAMOAN
Total	29,291	14,585	3,394	737	3,561	213	596	2,051	622	650	863	748	1,271
Understand Samoan	28,935	14,437	3,353	685	3,524	213	592	2,030	617	646	843	734	1,261
Cannot understand	356	148	41	52	37	0	4	21	5	4	20	14	10
Total	15,300	7,527	1,753	393	1,923	111	301	1,097	288	341	479	400	687
Understand Samoan	15,080	7,441	1,725	359	1,901	111	299	1,084	287	339	466	388	680
Cannot understand	220	86	28	34	22	0	2	13	1	2	13	12	7
Total	13,991	7,058	1,641	344	1,638	102	295	954	334	309	384	348	584
Understand Samoan	13,855	6,996	1,628	326	1,623	102	293	946	330	307	377	346	581
Cannot understand	136	62	13	18	15	0	2	8	4	2	7	2	3
UNDERSTAND ENGLISH
Total	27,089	13,516	3,255	600	3,410	213	513	1,834	588	600	742	690	1,128
Understand English	24,419	12,590	2,921	530	2,900	171	496	1,663	512	541	636	516	943
Cannot understand	2,670	926	334	70	510	42	17	171	76	59	106	174	185
Males	13,896	6,857	1,661	312	1,827	111	241	951	271	310	400	365	590
Understand English	12,139	6,279	1,432	269	1,485	85	230	837	222	271	323	243	463
Cannot understand	1,757	578	229	43	342	26	11	114	49	39	77	122	127
Females	13,193	6,659	1,594	288	1,583	102	272	883	317	290	342	325	538
Understand English	12,280	6,311	1,489	261	1,415	86	266	826	290	270	313	273	480
Cannot understand	913	348	105	27	168	16	6	57	27	20	29	52	58