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Children out of school, primary	10,092		[76th of 126]
Duration of compulsory education	8 years		[118th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	4		[176th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	7		[63rd of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	230,513		[55th of 150]
Education spending (% of GDP)	3.5%		[95th of 132]
Education, primary completion rate	98		[47th of 148]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	87.6%		[25th of 135]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	48.2%		[112nd of 170]
Geographical aptitude results	76.669		[38th of 191]
Library books	2,522,080		[36th of 81]
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Male	99.1%		[20th of 156]
Literacy > Total population	98.6%		[33rd of 160]
Public spending per student > Primary level	15.2		[51st of 126]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	16.75		[110th of 159]
School life expectancy > Male	12.4 years		[40th of 97]
School life expectancy > Total	12.7 years		[41st of 110]
Tertiary enrollment	40.8%		[37th of 151]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24	1		[9th of 138]

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