Summary Geography A level: Population: Female literacy rate

What Encourages / Discourages female literacy?
Encourages
 More female teachers
 Lower concentration of HIV / AIDS rates
 Lower fertility rates and smaller family sizes
 Increased knowledge of sexual and maternal health
 Greater percentage of family budget spent on secure energy supply
 More women entering the job market
 Lower infant mortality rates
 More female role models
 Women marrying later in life
 School fees paid
 Migration of young women from rural areas to cities

Discourages
o High cost of school fees
o High infant mortality rates
o High teenage marriage rates amongst girls
o Patriarchal family and community system
o Few female teachers
o Lack of permanent or secure energy supply to households
o Long distances to water sources
o Poor quality / exposed toilets in schools
o Larger family sizes
o High divorce rate
o Few well paid job prospects for women
o High teenage pregnancy rate
o Long distances between school