Child protection
Child labour (5–14 years, 2004)
Male
Female
248,051
529,428
Gender profile
Population
Total (millions)
Female (per cent of total)
1,880,661
51.3 per cent
Enrolment and attendance ratios: females as a per cent of males, net primary
school 2000–2006, enrolled
50:50
Enrolment and attendance ratios: females as a per cent of males, net secondary
school 2000–2006, enrolled
56:44
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
3.5 per cent
Contraceptive prevalence (2004)
32.2 per cent
Antenatal care coverage (2000–2006)
90.4 per cent
Skilled attendant at delivery (2000-2006)
55.4 per cent
Maternal mortality ratio (deaths per 100,000 live births, 2005, adjusted)
762
Life expectancy at birth (years, 2000)
Male
Female
48.7 per cent
56.3 per cent
Gender profile
Adult literacy rate (per cent of people aged 15+, 2007)
Male
Female
75.2 per cent
94.6 per cent
Labour force participation rate (1999)
Male
Female
39 per cent
61 per cent
Unemployment
Total (per cent of total labour force)
Female (per cent of female labour force)
31.1 per cent
36.4 per cent
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