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Average years of schooling of adults	8.4		[26th of 100]
Class size > Age 13	4.7 students		[29th of 29]
Duration of compulsory education	9 years		[85th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	4		[166th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	8		[10th of 181]
Education spending (% of GDP)	5.7%		[38th of 132]
Educational attainment > Tertiary	14%		[17th of 18]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	88.5%		[18th of 135]
Grade 12 advanced students math	436		[16th of 15]
Grade 12 advanced students science	435		[15th of 15]
Literacy > Total population	98%		[5th of 160]
Mathematical literacy	515		[11th of 27]
Primary teacher salary > Starting	$21,804.00		[10th of 22]
Reading literacy	507		[12th of 27]
School life expectancy > Male	14.8 years		[17th of 97]
School life expectancy > Total	14.7 years		[19th of 110]
Scientific literacy	519		[8th of 27]
Student attitude > Dislike of school	29%		[9th of 17]
Student attitude > Find school boring	49%		[11th of 17]
Tertiary enrollment	57.7%		[14th of 151]

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