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EDUCATION

Education Indicators

  1980 1990(a) 2000(b)
Literacy rate, males, 15-24 years     59.1 55.5 
Literacy rate, females, 15-24 years    50.8  50.5 
Total school attendance, all sectors  277,423  1.99 million 4.42 million
Males school attendance, all sectors    1.05 million 2.28 million
Females school attendance, all sectors    0.937 million 2.13 million
Total attending now, all sectors   0.403 million  0.74 million  
Males attending now, all sectors   0.231 million  0.41 million
Females attending now, all sectors    0.172 million  0.33 million
Total attended in the past, all sectors     1.48 million
Males attended in the past, all sectors      0.84 million
Females attended in the past, all sectors     0.64 million
Total never attended, all sectors      2.14 million
Males never attended, all sectors      1.01 million
Females never attended, all sectors     1.13 million
Total not stated, all sectors      0.58 million
Males not stated, all sectors      0.30 million
Females not stated, all sectors     0.30 million
Ratio of literate females to males of 15-24 year olds     91 Females per 100 Males

Notes:
(a) School attendance age group is 5-29 years of age
(b) School attendance age group is > 5 years of age

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