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Average years of schooling of adults
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2.8 |
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[85th of 100]
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Children out of school, primary
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487,384
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[13th of 126]
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Duration of compulsory education
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5 years |
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[168th of 171]
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Duration of education > Primary level
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5 |
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[141st of 181]
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Duration of education > Secondary level
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6 |
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[96th of 181]
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Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level
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555,060 |
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[32nd of 150]
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Education, primary completion rate
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79 |
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[84th of 148]
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Enrolment ratio > Secondary level
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36.5% |
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[103rd of 135]
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Female enrolment share > Secondary level
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48.3% |
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[109th of 170]
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Geographical aptitude results
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74.799 |
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[61st of 191]
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Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+
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14.4% |
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[66th of 138]
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Library books
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4,800 |
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[79th of 81]
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Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write |
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Literacy > Male
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89.2% |
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[22nd of 156]
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Literacy > Total population
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85.3% |
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[23rd of 160]
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Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure
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18.12 %
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[26th of 103]
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Public spending per student > Primary level
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1.6 |
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[123rd of 126]
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Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
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30.9
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[40th of 159]
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Tertiary enrollment
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11.5% |
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[90th of 151]
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Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24
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0.98 |
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[21st of 138]
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SOURCES: UNESCO; World Development Indicators database; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; The Geography Zone; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Burma, Union of Burma, Pyidaungzu Myanma Naingngandaw (translated by the US Government as Union of Myanma and by the Burmese as Union of Myanmar), Myanma Naingngandaw, burma (myanmar), myanmar (burma), myanmar
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