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Children out of school, primary	307,984		[18th of 126]
Duration of compulsory education	7 years		[127th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	5		[136th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	6		[81st of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	5,755		[117th of 150]
Education spending (% of GDP)	4.1%		[81st of 132]
Education, primary completion rate	51		[110th of 148]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	22.1%		[118th of 135]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	40%		[149th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results	66.263		[129th of 191]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+	41.4%		[25th of 138]
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Male	69.9%		[131st of 156]
Literacy > Total population	58.6%		[134th of 160]
Public spending per student > Primary level	11.5		[82nd of 126]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	47.53		[18th of 159]
School life expectancy > Male	5.3 years		[93rd of 97]
School life expectancy > Total	4.6 years		[104th of 110]
Tertiary enrollment	1.7%		[135th of 151]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24	0.63		[113rd of 138]

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