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Average years of schooling of adults	9.7		[11th of 100]
Duration of compulsory education	10 years		[66th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	6		[130th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	6		[137th of 181]
Education spending (% of GDP)	8.5%		[8th of 132]
Educational attainment > Tertiary	27%		[11th of 18]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	89.5%		[15th of 135]
Grade 12 advanced students math	522		[4th of 15]
Grade 12 advanced students science	534		[3rd of 15]
Literacy > Adults at high literacy level	25.4%		[3rd of 17]
Literacy > Total population	99%		[30th of 160]
Mathematical literacy	514		[13th of 27]
Primary teacher salary > Starting	$28,140.00		[3rd of 22]
Reading literacy	497		[16th of 27]
School life expectancy > Male	15.2 years		[12th of 97]
School life expectancy > Total	15.6 years		[10th of 110]
Scientific literacy	481		[22nd of 27]
Student attitude > Dislike of school	19%		[17th of 17]
Student attitude > Find school boring	41%		[14th of 17]
Tertiary enrollment	58.9%		[13th of 151]

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