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Average years of schooling of adults	4.9		[68th of 100]
Children out of school, primary	119,848		[26th of 126]
Duration of compulsory education	10 years		[39th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	6		[56th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	6		[90th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	286,954		[52nd of 150]
Education spending (% of GDP)	2.3%		[122nd of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure)	12.4%		[70th of 96]
Education, primary completion rate	92		[62nd of 148]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	40.2%		[99th of 135]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	54.8%		[5th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results	60.641		[164th of 191]
Library books	702,000		[55th of 81]
Literacy > Male	84.6%		[103rd of 156]
Literacy > Total population	84.7%		[98th of 160]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	9.7 %		[42nd of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level	2.8		[120th of 126]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	24.33		[53rd of 159]
Tertiary enrollment	22.9%		[66th of 151]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24	1.03		[1st of 138]

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