Marrying up was necessary in the past when women could not get an education and female literacy was low.

攀高枝在过去女性不能接受教育、女性识字率低的时候是有必要的。

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In rural ares education became virtually inaccessible, especially for girls, and in some places female literacy fell to less than 1%.

偏远的农村地区几乎不存在教育，尤其对女孩而言。在某些地区，女性的识字率下降到1%以下。

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In the West Bank, women make up less than 15 percent of the workforce, despite a female literacy rate of 90 percent-the highest in the Middle East and North Africa.

在约旦河西岸，女性在劳动力中所占比重不到15%，尽管其识字率高达90%且位列中东和北非地区首位。

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As a result, there is a huge disparity between male and female literacy rates.

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The overall adult female literacy rate is projected to be 47% by the year 2015.

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Nepal ranks low in the league tables on maternal health, female literacy and the role of women in public life.

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