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SOUTH ASIA : SEX RATIO, ILLITERACY AND INCOME

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Female ( % of      Illiterate ) Real GDP per capita
( per 1000 Male )  Female Total ( PPP $ )
BANGLADESH 954 74 51 1,050
BHUTAN 981 70 42 1,467
INDIA 938 62 35 1,670
MALDIVES 945 4 4 3,690
NEPAL 973 81 47 1,090
PAKISTAN  937 76 46 1,560
SRI LANKA 1021 13 6 2,490
SOUTH ASIA 941 62.8 35.9 1,585

Source : UN 1999, UNDP 1999, UNFPA 1999.
Report :
Human Development in South Asia 2000: The Gender Question,
Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre,Karachi,2000  

 
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