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SOUTH ASIA : SEX
RATIO, ILLITERACY AND INCOME
| Country
|
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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