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Children out of school, primary	18,866		[45th of 126]
Duration of compulsory education	9 years		[79th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	6		[60th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	6		[94th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	235,997		[54th of 150]
Education spending (% of GDP)	18.7%		[1st of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure)	18.7%		[24th of 96]
Education, primary completion rate	94		[55th of 148]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	82.2%		[35th of 135]
Geographical aptitude results	70.078		[95th of 191]
Library books	3,000,000		[27th of 81]
Literacy > Male	97.2%		[48th of 156]
Literacy > Total population	97%		[48th of 160]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	16.58 %		[22nd of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level	34.7		[6th of 126]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	10.31		[92nd of 159]
School life expectancy > Male	11.9 years		[46th of 97]
School life expectancy > Total	12 years		[47th of 110]
Spending on teaching materials	1.4		[18th of 30]
Tertiary enrollment	24.2%		[64th of 151]

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