Table 19. Language, Reading, Writing, and Understanding by District, Samoa: 2011
Language, Reading,		Tua-		Aiga I		Vaa O	Gagaem-	Faasa-	Gagae-	Gagai-	Vaisi-	Satu-
Writing, Understand	Total	masga	A'ana	Le Tai	Atua	Fonoti	auga No I	leleaga	mauga	fomauga	gauo	paitea	Palauli
LANGUAGE
Total	115,900	56,519	13,327	3,000	13,259	948	2,156	8,329	2,565	3,008	3,946	3,226	5,617
Samoan	113,664	54,819	13,210	2,985	13,180	945	2,152	8,255	2,545	2,920	3,856	3,219	5,578
English	2,225	1,692	117	15	79	3	4	73	18	88	90	7	39
Males	59,617	28,684	6,920	1,576	7,036	502	1,116	4,289	1,323	1,555	2,020	1,660	2,936
Samoan	58,556	27,887	6,854	1,573	7,002	501	1,112	4,252	1,312	1,514	1,978	1,655	2,916
English	1,055	794	66	3	34	1	4	36	9	41	42	5	20
Females	56,283	27,835	6,407	1,424	6,223	446	1,040	4,040	1,242	1,453	1,926	1,566	2,681
Samoan	55,108	26,932	6,356	1,412	6,178	444	1,040	4,003	1,233	1,406	1,878	1,564	2,662
English	1,170	898	51	12	45	2	0	37	9	47	48	2	19
READING
Total	115,900	56,519	13,327	3,000	13,259	948	2,156	8,329	2,565	3,008	3,946	3,226	5,617
Can Read	112,923	55,412	12,995	2,833	12,892	930	2,075	8,106	2,516	2,851	3,805	3,107	5,401
Cannot read	2,966	1,099	332	167	367	18	81	222	47	157	141	119	216
Males	59,617	28,684	6,920	1,576	7,036	502	1,116	4,289	1,323	1,555	2,020	1,660	2,936
Can Read	57,933	28,065	6,715	1,484	6,835	494	1,066	4,163	1,287	1,478	1,937	1,603	2,806
Cannot read	1,678	616	205	92	201	8	50	125	34	77	83	57	130
Females	56,283	27,835	6,407	1,424	6,223	446	1,040	4,040	1,242	1,453	1,926	1,566	2,681
Can Read	54,990	27,347	6,280	1,349	6,057	436	1,009	3,943	1,229	1,373	1,868	1,504	2,595
Cannot read	1,288	483	127	75	166	10	31	97	13	80	58	62	86
WRITING
Total	115,900	56,519	13,327	3,000	13,259	948	2,156	8,329	2,565	3,008	3,946	3,226	5,617
Can write	112,768	55,309	12,988	2,829	12,865	928	2,068	8,105	2,521	2,855	3,782	3,104	5,414
Cannot write	3,121	1,202	339	171	394	20	88	223	42	153	164	122	203
Males	59,617	28,684	6,920	1,576	7,036	502	1,116	4,289	1,323	1,555	2,020	1,660	2,936
Can write	57,868	28,021	6,709	1,482	6,814	492	1,062	4,164	1,293	1,481	1,928	1,604	2,818
Cannot write	1,743	660	211	94	222	10	54	124	28	74	92	56	118
Females	56,283	27,835	6,407	1,424	6,223	446	1,040	4,040	1,242	1,453	1,926	1,566	2,681
Can write	54,900	27,288	6,279	1,347	6,051	436	1,006	3,941	1,228	1,374	1,854	1,500	2,596
Cannot write	1,378	542	128	77	172	10	34	99	14	79	72	66	85
UNDERSTANDING
Total	115,900	56,519	13,327	3,000	13,259	948	2,156	8,329	2,565	3,008	3,946	3,226	5,617
Can understand	114,479	56,010	13,149	2,936	13,092	945	2,112	8,252	2,545	2,897	3,881	3,175	5,485
Cannot understand	1,410	501	178	64	167	3	44	76	18	111	65	51	132
Males	59,617	28,684	6,920	1,576	7,036	502	1,116	4,289	1,323	1,555	2,020	1,660	2,936
Can understand	58,798	28,400	6,804	1,537	6,940	501	1,088	4,247	1,309	1,501	1,983	1,635	2,853
Cannot understand	813	281	116	39	96	1	28	41	12	54	37	25	83
Females	56,283	27,835	6,407	1,424	6,223	446	1,040	4,040	1,242	1,453	1,926	1,566	2,681
Can understand	55,681	27,610	6,345	1,399	6,152	444	1,024	4,005	1,236	1,396	1,898	1,540	2,632
Cannot understand	597	220	62	25	71	2	16	35	6	57	28	26	49
Source: Samoa 2011 Census