Statistics

Population: 155,215,573 Million

GDP per capita: $2,400

GDP growth: 6.8%

Life expectancy: 48 years

Income level: Lower Middle Income

Key Facts:

Literacy rate, (% of females/males ages 15 and above):  Female; 60.6%     Male; 75.7%

HIV/AID – People living with HIV/AIDS: 3.3 Million, 3^rd highest in the world.

Education expenditures:  0.9% of GDP, Country Comparison: 183^rd in the World.

Number of Children out of school: Female; 4,094,046  Male; 4,023,402

Population below poverty line: 70%

Population growth rate: 1.935%, 59^th highest in the World

Age Structure:  0-14 years; 40.9%, 15-64 years; 55.9%

CIA – The World Factbook www.cia.gov , www.worldbank.org, www.unicef.org