ADULT LITERACY

2003: Female 15.9%, Male 32.7%
2001: Female 16.6%, Male 36.7%
1980: Female 9 %, Male 20%

Ratio of literate females to males, ages 15-24:
2005: 0.75
2004: 0.74
2003: 0.72
2001: 0.54
2000: 0.70
1990: 0.45

PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

36% of school age girls in 2001
Ratio of girls to boys: 1990 0.59; 2001 0.71

PRIMARY COMPLETION RATE (% of relevant age group)

2005: Female 30.79, Male 45.06
2004: Female 29.59, Male 43.9
2003: Female 28.2, Male 42.41
2000: Female 22.03, Male 34.68
1995: Female 9.59, Male 16.39
1990: Female 7.5, Male 13.36

PRIMARY GROSS ENROLLMENT RATIO (GPI)

2005: 0.8
2004: 0.79
2003: 0.77
2000: 0.75

SECONDARY GROSS ENROLLMENT RATIO (GPI)

2005: 0.62
2004: 0.6
2003: 0.55
2000: 0.56

TERTIARY GROSS ENROLLMENT RATIO (GPI)

2005: 0.47
2004: 0.54
2003: 0.47
2000: 0.48

POPULATION

2005: 13, 518
2004: 13, 124
2003: 12, 736
2000: 11, 647
1995: 10, 147
1990: 8, 894
1985: 7,878

POPULATION, FEMALE (% of total)

2005: 50.17%
2004: 50.19%
2003: 50.21%
2000: 50.28%
1995: 50.31%
1990: 50.29%
1985: 50.22%

LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH

2005: Female 49, Male 48
2000: Female 48, Male 47
1995: Female 48, Male 46
1990: Female 47, Male 45
1985: Female 45, Male 43

MATERNAL MORTALITY (per 100,000 live births)

FERTILITY RATE (births per woman)

2005: 6.7
2000: 7
1995: 7.3
1990: 7.4
1985: 7.5
1970-75: 7.1

CONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCE (% of women 15-49)

Not Available

WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS (% of women 15-49 - estimate)

2003: 71,000

FEMALE SHARE OF LABOR FORCE (% of total labor force)

ESTIMATED EARNED INCOME (purchasing power parity in US $)

RATIO OF ESTIMATED FEMALE TO MALE EARNED INCOME

HEADS OF HOUSEHOLD

YEAR WOMEN RECEIVED RIGHT TO VOTE:

TO STAND FOR ELECTION:

FIRST WOMAN ELECTED TO PARLIAMENT:

PARLIAMENTARY SEATS HELD BY WOMEN (as % of total)

2004: 10.2%
2003: 10.2%
1990: no data

RATINGS & RANKINGS

UNDP, Human Development Report: Gender-related Development Index (GDI) Rank
2004: 134
2003: 136