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Secondary education c (Ratio of girls to boys) 1990 1998 Developed regio ns Developing regions Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia South-central Asia South-eastern Asia Western Asia Oceania
0.98 0.72 0.76 0.75 1.06 0.73 0.59 0.87 0.69 1.00
0.99 0.82 0.90 0.82 1.06 0.82 0.68 0.93 0.74 0.94
Tertiary education c (Ratio of girls to boys) 1990 1998 Developed regions Developing regions Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia South-central Asia South-eastern Asia Western Asia Oceania
1.05 0.66 0.52 0.47 0.94 0.49 0.54 0.82 0.66 0.82
1.12 0.75 0.72 0.63 1.02 0.51 0.58 1.11 1.10 0.63
10. Ratio of literate women to men, 15 -24 year-olds (Female literacy rates as ratio to male literacy rates) 1990 2000 Developed regions Developing regions Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia South-central Asia South-eastern Asia Western Asia Oceania
1.00 0.89 0.73 0.79 1.00 0.96 0.74 0.97 0.83 0.90
1.00 0.91 0.84 0.88 1.01 0.98 0.80 0.99 0.88 0.93
Least developed countries Landlocked developing countries Small island developing States
0.70 0.80 0.99
0.78 0.85 0.99
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