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Average years of schooling of adults	6.3		[47th of 100]
Children out of school, primary	51,375		[34th of 126]
Duration of compulsory education	10 years		[49th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	7		[13th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	5		[161st of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	9,161		[113rd of 150]
Education spending (% of GDP)	2.2%		[123rd of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure)	25.6%		[6th of 96]
Education, primary completion rate	93		[60th of 148]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	69.6%		[63rd of 135]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	51.5%		[24th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results	65.365		[134th of 191]
Literacy > Male	80.4%		[112nd of 156]
Literacy > Total population	81.2%		[106th of 160]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	21.55 %		[11th of 103]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	25.85		[49th of 159]
School life expectancy > Male	11.9 years		[45th of 97]
School life expectancy > Total	12 years		[44th of 110]
Tertiary enrollment	4.6%		[115th of 151]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24	1.04		[1st of 138]

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