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3.9.5 Population Characteristics: According to Population and Housing Census 2011, the total
population of the upazila is 289804 of which 149458 are males and 140346 are females. The sex ratio
of the upazila is 106 in 2011.

3.9.6 Literacy and Education: Information on literacy and education is furnished below:
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Literacy: In Shajahanpur Upazila, 57.7% population aged 7 years and over are literate. The
literacy rate for male is 60.5% and for female is 54.7%. In the upazila, the literacy rate is the
highest i.e. 65.8% in Aria Bazar Union and the lowest i.e. 43.7% in Gohail Union.

Education: School attendance of boys and girls between age 3-29 years is presented in table
9.1.

Table 9.1: School attendance rate by sex, 2011

Item 3-5 Years 6-10 Years 11-14 Years 15-19 Years 20-24 Years 25-29 Years
Both Sex 2.32
Male 14.95 81.23 85.84 52.09 12.52 3.60
Female 14.71 80.35 82.35 57.74 18.20 1.11

15.20 82.19 89.65 45.71 7.64

There exist differences in school attendance rates in different age groups which can be
observed from the table 9.1. The female attendance rate in the age groups 3-5, 6-10 and
11-14 years is higher than their male counterparts. On the other hand, male attendance rate
in the age groups 15-19, 20-24 and 25-29 years is higher than female. The highest
attendance rate 89.65% is found in the age group 11-14 years and which is for the female.

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