14 June 1996Population: 1992: 58.8 million (113 per sq. km.); 1980: 44.5 millionHigher-education enrollment, total and as a percentage of college-age population: 1995-1996: 1,407,039(49.7%); 1986-1987: 481,600 (25.7%)Illiteracy rates, 1991: ages 15-19: 2.4% (males), 6.7% (females); ages 65 and older: 32.7% (males), 68.8% (females)Fertility rate: 1995: 3.22; 1981-1986: 4.05 Per capita GDP: $2,220(1994)Average breakdown of household […]

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