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Children out of school, primary	37,953		[39th of 126]
Duration of compulsory education	9 years		[99th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	4		[179th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	7		[64th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	488,650		[39th of 150]
Education spending (% of GDP)	6%		[30th of 132]
Education, primary completion rate	100		[26th of 148]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	75.9%		[45th of 135]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	50%		[61st of 170]
Geographical aptitude results	58.614		[181st of 191]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+	0.3%		[135th of 138]
Library books	6,875,000		[11th of 81]
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Male	99.8%		[2nd of 156]
Literacy > Total population	99.6%		[7th of 160]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	11.33 %		[37th of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level	45.8		[2nd of 126]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	16.04		[82nd of 159]
Tertiary enrollment	56%		[17th of 151]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24	1		[1st of 138]

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