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Education

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Graph Primary education, pupils   3736450 2184920 2375700  
Graph Primary education, pupils (% female)   48.63 48.72 48.3  
Graph Illiteracy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)          
Graph Illiteracy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)          

School Enrollment

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Graph School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)   100.57 99.1 102  
Graph School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)   101.56 98.87 103.9  
Graph School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)   65.02 88.57 100.65  
Graph School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)   65.43 86.7 100.66  
Graph School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)       89.04  
Graph School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)       88.36  

Life Expectancy and Mortality

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Graph Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 110 100 85 70 60
Graph Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 191 188 161 133 105
Graph Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 74.12 75.96 78.4 80.6 82
Graph Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 68.26 69.14 71.22 74 76

Reproductive Health

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Graph Contraceptive prevalence (% of women ages 15-49)          
Graph Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 3.81 2.25 1.74 1.83 1.55
Graph Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 26.7 17.4 15.4 15 10.9