Social and Economic Characteristics Volume 3 (ENGLISH)

16. Net Enrolment Ratio
NER Total
Primary
Urban Rural
Total 70.6 80.2 67.4
Male 69.9 79.8 66.6
Female 71.3
Pre-secondary
80.6 68.2
Total 23.0 40.4 17.1
Male 21.1 36.4 15.9
Female 25.0
Secondary
44.7 18.4
Total 16.0 30.0 9.1
Male 14.1 26.4 8.3
Female 17.9 33.3 9.9
Census 2010 fi gures at a Glance
17. Adult literacy rate: The percentage of persons 15 and over who are
literate (can speak, read and write) in Tetun, Portuguese, Bahasa
Indonesia and English Language
Sexes Total URBAN RURAL
Both Sexes
Speak, read, and write in Tetun
56.1 80.9 44.6
Male 61.3 83.4 50.3
Female 50.9
Speak, read, and write in Portuguese
78.0 39.1
Both Sexes 25.2 40.1 18.3
Male 29.0 42.8 22.1
Female 21.4 37.0 14.6
Speak, read, and write in Bahasa Indonesia
Both Sexes 45.3 74.1 31.8
Male 50.0 77.2 36.5
Female 40.5
Speak, read, and write in English
70.6 27.3
Both Sexes 14.6 24.7 7.6
Male 17.0 32.8 9.1
Female 12.3 26.2 6.2
18. Percentage of population by disability:
Disability Percentage
With any form of disability* 4.6
Walking 2.0
Seeing 2.8
Hearing 1.7
Intellectual/Mental 1.3
*With any of the four forms of disability covered in the census
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