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Average years of schooling of adults	6.4		[46th of 100]
Children out of school, primary	10,901		[74th of 126]
Duration of compulsory education	10 years		[44th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	6		[68th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	6		[97th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	213,496		[31st of 150]
Education spending (% of GDP)	1%		[131st of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure)	8%		[92nd of 96]
Education, primary completion rate	101		[30th of 148]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	48.1%		[90th of 135]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	49.7%		[69th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results	62.672		[154th of 191]
Library books	150,000		[64th of 81]
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Male	94%		[71st of 156]
Literacy > Total population	92.5%		[70th of 160]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	8.01 %		[82nd of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level	4.3		[115th of 126]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	23.13		[57th of 159]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24	1		[13th of 138]

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