Development and Globalization: - Unctad

1970 2000
Illiteracy rate [1]
Developing Africa
Developing America
Developing Asia
Developing Oceania
Central and Eastern Europe
Developed countries
Developing Africa
Developing America
Developing Asia
Developing Oceania
Central and Eastern Europe
Developed countries
Primary school enrolment [2] [3]
Total in thousands and female as % of total
Regions
Education and literacy 1.2 B
Females
Males
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
1960/1961 1980/1981 1999/2000
Total Female Total Female Total Female
World 341 815 .. 538 679 44.0 601 525 46.7
Developing countries 207 969 41.0 454 181 43.1 524 422 46.4
Africa 18 639 35.2 62 524 41.2 72 874 46.2
North Africa 5 141 35.6 13 135 40.6 20 441 46.3
Sub-Saharan Africa 13 498 35.1 49 389 41.3 52 434 46.2
Sub-Saharan Africa less South Africa 11 246 32.2 45 036 40.5 44 498 45.7
America 26 615 46.2 64 924 47.7 67 727 48.4
Central America and the Caribbean 9 015 41.3 22 158 45.7 22 454 48.4
South America 17 600 48.8 42 767 48.7 45 273 48.4
Asia 162 335 40.8 326 180 42.6 383 014 46.1
West Asia 6 356 33.6 20 959 35.0 27 267 46.9
Central Asia .. .. 3 557 42.0 3 362 48.7
South, East and South-East Asia 155 979 41.1 301 664 43.1 352 385 46.0
South, East and South-East Asia less China 65 979 35.7 155 394 41.8 222 253 45.1
Oceania 380 40.9 553 42.2 807 46.0
Countries in Central and Eastern Europe 54 275 46.3 22 240 46.6 14 736 48.4
Developed countries 79 571 .. 62 257 48.7 62 367 48.5
North America 33 134 .. 22 605 48.8 27 402 48.4
Europe 31 253 48.7 25 094 48.6 24 451 48.6
Others 15 184 48.3 14 558 48.7 10 513 48.7
Memorandum
Developing countries less China 117 969 37.9 307 911 42.4 394 290 46.0
Least developed countries 12 775 33.0 57 287 41.5 59 293 46.0
Secondary school enrolment [2] [3]
Total in thousands and female as % of total
Regions
1960/1961 1980/1981 1999/2000
Total Female Total Female Total Female
World 70 726 39.2 248 732 44.1 418 318 45.3
Developing countries 26 701 33.3 163 435 41.1 316 990 44.0
Africa 1 928 31.0 13 541 35.0 27 743 45.1
North Africa 899 27.1 5 728 37.5 14 454 44.4
Sub-Saharan Africa 1 029 34.5 7 813 34.0 13 289 45.9
Sub-Saharan Africa less South Africa 566 22.6 7 271 32.0 9 052 42.7
America 4 030 46.0 16 712 49.0 52 866 50.7
Central America and the Caribbean 1 158 43.3 7 732 46.6 12 653 48.8
South America 2 872 47.1 8 979 51.1 40 213 51.3
Asia 20 721 31.0 133 004 36.5 236 194 42.4
West Asia 1 202 26.3 7 890 36.7 20 019 45.1
Central Asia .. .. 7 203 46.9 4 603 48.8
South, East and South-East Asia 19 519 31.3 117 911 35.8 211 572 42.0
South, East and South-East Asia less China 9 529 23.3 61 133 32.6 125 055 43.3
Oceania 21 42.6 178 41.0 186 42.3
Countries in Central and Eastern Europe 7 230 20.3 23 274 50.9 27 270 49.8
Developed countries 36 795 47.3 62 022 49.5 74 059 49.4
North America 10 594 49.4 23 908 49.3 25 000 49.0
Europe 16 221 45.8 26 904 49.7 36 761 49.7
Others 9 980 47.4 11 210 49.4 12 298 49.1
Memorandum
Developing countries less China 16 711 29.9 106 657 42.1 230 473 45.5
Least developed countries 491 18.4 8 374 29.4 19 750 45.6
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