...Female secondary and higher East Asia and Pacific Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union Latin America and the Caribbean Middle East and North Africa South Asia Sub-Saharan Africa Figure 5 5 Difference in Male and Female Illiteracy Rates 1997 Percent Jamaica H^H -8 Costa Rica 0...

...overwhelmingly concentrated in poor countries Share of incidents of civil war and strife, 1990-95 Percent Europe and Central Asia Latin America and the Caribbean Middle East and North Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Developing countries High-income countries Source: USAlD, OFDA 1999. Institutional...

...annum) (percent) East Asia and Pacific 4.0 + 10 4.9 0 Eastcrn Europe and Central Asia 2.7 +20 3.7 0 Latin America and the Caribbean Middle East and North Africa South Asia 0.6 0.4 2.4 + 10 + 10 1.7 0 0 0 1.5 +20 4.0 Sub-Saharan Africa -0.1 + 10 1.0 0 mid-1990s (Rutkowski...

...population live in extreme poverty, accounting for 24 per cent of the global total. East Asia and the Pacific Europe and Central Asia Latin America and...East and North Africa South Asia Sub-Saharan Africa Total number living in poverty in developing countries in 1990 = 1293 million 100 200 300 400 Millions...

...schooling Years 10 Average years of schooling Female to male ratio 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 1970 1980 1990 East Asia and Pacific Europe and Central Asia Latin...America and the Caribbean Middle East and North Africa 1970 1980 1990 •• South Asia • Sub-Saharan Africa • OECD Note: See appendix 1 for general notes...

...Shares, 1987 and 1993 Millions of people 600 Share of population (percentl so 40 30 10 East Asia and the Pacific Europe and Central Asia Latin America and...Caribbean Middle East and North Africa South Asia SubSabaran Africa Note: PPP, purchasing power parity. 1ncome is at 1985 prices, adjusted for ppp. Source:...

...Social Protection Priorities by Region Region Strategic Directions Sub-Saharan Africa East Asia and the Pacific Europe and Central Asia Latin America and...Caribbean Middle East and North Africa South Asia Work with other human development sectors to mainstream work on orphans and AIDS/HIV management; other...

...following page) Figure 6.3 continued Life expectancy, 1997 Female to male ratio 1.20 1.14 1.08 1.02 0.96 East Asia and Pacific Europe and Central Asia Latin America and the Caribbean Middle East South Asia Sub-Saharan and Africa" North Africa Parliamentary representation, 1995 Female to male ratio...

...in each of eight subregions: Africa (Southern, Eastern, Western). Asia (Southeast. South), Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA). Europe, the Pacific, and North America. The regional groups were to establish...

...children were enrolled in nine countries, all except one in Africa. East Asia and Pacific excluding China Europe and Central Asia Latin America and the Caribbean...East and North Africa South Asia Sub-Saharan Africa Total excluding China 26.6 23.9 0.2 15.3 4.3 44.9 46.6 28.3 28.5 27.6 18.5 1.6 16.8 2.4 44.0 47.7 29.0...