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. 2014 Mar 12;69(4):603–611. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbu017

Table 2.

Gender Differences in Education by Region

Men Women Chi square Men Women Chi square
N 351 372 394 334
Literacy Literate   34.5   17.2 18.05***   78.5   59.2 27.94***
Illiterate   65.5   82.8   21.5   40.8
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%
Education No schooling   64.7   82.0 11.11***   18.6   37.8 13.34***
Primary   14.2  8.4   37.8   33.5
Secondary   14.5  7.3   27.9   25.1
Tertiary  6.6  2.2   15.7  6.6
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%

Notes. ***p < .001.