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Average years of schooling of adults	5.3		[63rd of 100]
Children out of school, primary	532,592		[11th of 126]
Class size > Age 13	30.5 students		[3rd of 29]
Duration of compulsory education	8 years		[121st of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	5		[150th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	6		[133rd of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	989,745		[24th of 150]
Education spending (% of GDP)	5.2%		[52nd of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure)	15.6%		[42nd of 96]
Education, primary completion rate	97		[43rd of 148]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	56.5%		[83rd of 135]
Geographical aptitude results	77.164		[28th of 191]
Library books	429,238		[57th of 81]
Literacy > Male	92.9%		[8th of 156]
Literacy > Total population	92.8%		[3rd of 160]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	11.06 %		[38th of 103]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	28.54		[44th of 159]
School life expectancy > Total	10 years		[77th of 110]
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13	30%
Tertiary enrollment	23.3%		[65th of 151]

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