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Average years of schooling of adults	11.6		[4th of 100]
Duration of compulsory education	11 years		[19th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	6		[53rd of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	6		[88th of 181]
Education spending (% of GDP)	5.2%		[50th of 132]
Educational attainment > Tertiary	42%		[1st of 18]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	97.9%		[2nd of 135]
Grade 12 advanced students math	509		[9th of 15]
Grade 12 advanced students science	485		[12th of 15]
Literacy > Adults at high literacy level	25.1%		[5th of 17]
Literacy > Adults at low literacy level	42.9%		[10th of 17]
Literacy > Total population	99%		[28th of 160]
Mathematical literacy	533		[6th of 27]
Reading literacy	534		[2nd of 27]
School life expectancy > Male	14.4 years		[22nd of 97]
School life expectancy > Total	14.8 years		[18th of 110]
Scientific literacy	529		[5th of 27]
Student attitude > Dislike of school	37%		[3rd of 17]
Student attitude > Find school boring	58%		[6th of 17]
Tertiary enrollment	60%		[10th of 151]

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