Workforce
A survey in spring 2001 found a total labour force of 10.7 million. Almost 600,000 of those were seasonal labourers between work, and 5.2% were unemployed. The remaining 9. 5 million were employed as follows:
| Agriculture | 4.4 million |
| Wholesale/retail trade | 1.37 million |
| Manufacturing | 1.2 million |
| Construction | 820,000 |
| Hotel/restaurant | 440,000 |
| Other | 1.3 million |
The population is poorly-educated, with 6.4 million over 15s not having completed primary school. 4 million have a primary education, 2.2 million secondary, and 829,736 have a university level education (all as of 2001). There is little incentive for better education, as most job vacancies require few or no educational qualifications.
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