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Average years of schooling of adults	6.4		[45th of 100]
Duration of compulsory education	9 years		[78th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	6		[59th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	6		[93rd of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	15,186,217		[2nd of 150]
Education, primary completion rate	103		[6th of 148]
Expected duration of education for all students	10.3 years		[29th of 30]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	45.3%		[130th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results	70.305		[92nd of 191]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13	1,020 hours		[14th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9	771 hours		[23rd of 38]
Literacy > Male	92.9%		[81st of 156]
Literacy > Total population	86%		[92nd of 160]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	12.97 %		[47th of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level	6.1		[110th of 126]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	21.05		[81st of 159]
Tertiary enrollment	7.5%		[103rd of 151]
Universities > Top 100	4		[7th of 22]
Universities > Top 500	8		[12th of 38]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24	0.99		[19th of 138]

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