poverty affected districts are uMkhanyakude (80.8 percent), Zululand (76.8 percent), uMzinyathi (73.2 percent), Sisonke (70.8 percent) and uThukela (70.3 percent). Figure 8.1: Poverty rate, HDI, Gini coefficient in Umkhanyakude, average (2002-2009) Source: Global Insight; 2010 Figure 8.2: Literacy rates by district, average (2002-2009) Source: Global Insight; 2010 Umzinyathi, Umkhanyakude, and Zululand are the most illiterate districts in KwaZulu-Natal showing (58.3 percent), (57.9 percent) and (50.1 percent) respectively. These DM’s with the highest poverty rate have also the highest level of illiteracy.
poverty affected districts are uMkhanyakude (80.8 percent), Zululand (76.8 percent), uMzinyathi (73.2 percent), Sisonke (70.8 percent) and uThukela (70.3 percent). Figure 8.1: Poverty rate, HDI, Gini coefficient in Umkhanyakude, average (2002-2009) Source: Global Insight; 2010 Figure 8.2: Literacy rates by district, average (2002-2009) Source: Global Insight; 2010 Umzinyathi, Umkhanyakude, and Zululand are the most illiterate districts in KwaZulu-Natal showing (58.3 percent), (57.9 percent) and (50.1 percent) respectively. These DM’s with the highest poverty rate have also the highest level of illiteracy.
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