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Average years of schooling of adults	2.3		[94th of 100]
Duration of compulsory education	6 years		[142nd of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	6		[33rd of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	7		[21st of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	18,753		[92nd of 150]
Education spending (% of GDP)	3.3%		[100th of 132]
Education, primary completion rate	65		[98th of 148]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	17.4%		[122nd of 135]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	31.2%		[166th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results	60.512		[166th of 191]
Library books	7,000		[78th of 81]
Literacy > Male	47.9%		[33rd of 156]
Literacy > Total population	34.7%		[34th of 160]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	14.14 %		[31st of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level	10.3		[91st of 126]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	46.83		[20th of 159]
School life expectancy > Male	8.8 years		[83rd of 97]
School life expectancy > Total	7 years		[96th of 110]
Tertiary enrollment	3.6%		[122nd of 151]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24	0.56		[16th of 138]

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