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ADULT LITERACY
2003: Female 55%; Male 72.9%
2000: Female 49.79%; Male 66.35%
1980: Female 30%; Male 59%
Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24):
86.23% in 2003
PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT (gross)
1998-2002: 78% of girls
1998-2002: 85% of boys
PRIMARY COMPLETION RATE (% OF RELEVANT AGE GROUP)
2003: Female 66.95%; Male 65.29%
2005: Female 68.75%; Male 75.22%
PRIMARY GROSS ENROLLMENT RATIO (GPI)
2000: 0.93
2003: 0.98
2004: 0.94
2005: 0.96
SECONDARY GROSS ENROLLMENT RATIO (GPI)
2000: 0.81
2003: 0.85
2004: 0.83
2005: 0.85
TERTIARY GROSS ENROLLMENT RATIO (GPI)
2000: 0.34
2003: 0.46
2004: 0.48
2005: 0.55
RATIO OF GIRLS TO BOYS IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
2000: 89.41%
2003: 93.65%
2004: 90.57%
2005: 92.56%
POPULATION
Total population in thousands
1985: 13,399
1990: 15,470
1995: 17,775
2000: 19,867
2003: 21,212
2004: 21,664
2005: 22,113
Population, female % of total
1985: 49.6%
1990: 49.57%
1995: 49.54%
2000: 49.47%
2003: 49.42%
2004: 49.41%
2005: 49.39%
LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH
2005: Female 58, Male 57
2002: Female 59.3; Male 56.4
2000: Female 57, Male 56
1995: Female 58, Male 56
1992: Female 57.8; Male 54.2
1990: Female 58, Male 55
1985: Female 56, Male 53
TOTAL FERTILITY RATE
(per woman)
2005: 4.1
2003: 4.4
2000: 4.6
1993: 5.2
1990: 5.1
1988: 6.4
1985: 6.3
BIRTHS ATTENDED BY SKILLED HEALTH STAFF (% of total)
2003: 47.1
MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO: Reported per 100,000 live
births
2003: 210
CONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCE (% of women ages 15-49)
2003: 25.2
WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS, 15-49 (estimate)
2003: 180,000
FEMALE SHARE OF LABOR FORCE
2005: 48%
2004: 48.1%
2003: 48.2%
2001: 50.4%
2000: 48.57%
1995: 48.7 %
1990: 48.86%
1985: 48.62%
1980: 51.0%
Employees, industry, female (% of female employment):
2000 - 15%
Employees, services, female (% of female employment):
2000 - 36%
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force): 2000
- 8.7%
ESTIMATED PURCHASING POWER (2001 in US$)
Female $1,924; Male $2,579
HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS
2003: Male 66.2%; Female 33.8%
YEAR WOMEN RECEIVED RIGHT TO VOTE
1954
TO STAND FOR ELECTION
1954
YEAR FIRST WOMAN APPOINTED TO PARLIAMENT
1960
PARLIAMENTARY SEATS HELD BY WOMEN
2003-2004: 10.9%
RATINGS & RANKINGS
UNDP, Human Development Report: Gender-related Development
Index (GDI) Rank
2003: 104
2004: 101
UNDP, Human Development Report: Gender-related Development
Index (GDI) Value
2003: 1
2004: 1
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