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Children out of school, primary	479,837		[14th of 126]
Duration of compulsory education	6 years		[158th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	6		[94th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	7		[47th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	11,915		[111st of 150]
Education spending (% of GDP)	3.9%		[87th of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure)	21.8%		[13th of 96]
Education, primary completion rate	36		[118th of 148]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	43.8%		[139th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results	56.413		[184th of 191]
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Male	58.5%		[142nd of 156]
Literacy > Total population	51.6%		[141st of 160]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	17.73 %		[19th of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level	10.9		[87th of 126]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	48.7		[16th of 159]
School life expectancy > Male	5.5 years		[92nd of 97]
School life expectancy > Total	4.9 years		[103rd of 110]
Tertiary enrollment	1.2%		[142nd of 151]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24	0.92		[26th of 138]

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