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Bangladesh 1993-1994 Demographic and Health ... - Measure DHS

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Almost nine out of ten ever-married women are Muslim; most of the remainder are Hindu. Thecomposition by religion is similar to that reported in the 1991 CPS (Mitra et al., <strong>1993</strong>:17).Differential EducationTable 2.10 presents the distribution of female respondents by education, according to selectedcharacteristics. Education is inversely related to age, that is, older women are less educated than youngerwomen. For instance, 48 percent of women age 15-19 years have never attended school, compared to 75percent of those age 45 -49.Table 2.10 Level of educationPercent distribution of ever-married women by the highest level of education attended, according toselected background characteristics, <strong>Bangladesh</strong> <strong>1993</strong>-94Highest level of educationNumberBackground No edu- Primary Primary Secondary/ ofcharacteristic cation incomplete complete Higher Total womenAge

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