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Children out of school, primary	49,426		[49th of 126]
Duration of compulsory education	8 years		[112nd of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	6		[74th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	7		[33rd of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	1,707		[124th of 150]
Education spending (% of GDP)	3.9%		[86th of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure)	24.1%		[8th of 96]
Education, primary completion rate	51		[111st of 148]
Female enrolment share > Primary level	45.9%		[150th of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	44.5%		[137th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results	75.283		[56th of 191]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+	43.6%		[22nd of 138]
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Male	63.6%		[136th of 156]
Literacy > Total population	56.5%		[137th of 160]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	24.12 %		[3rd of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level	12.6		[73rd of 126]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	34.98		[30th of 159]
Tertiary enrollment	1.1%		[143rd of 151]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24	0.77		[99th of 138]

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