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Average years of schooling of adults	5.2		[64th of 100]
Children out of school, primary	47,632		[36th of 126]
Duration of compulsory education	9 years		[75th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	6		[48th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	6		[85th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	113,366		[77th of 150]
Education spending (% of GDP)	2.9%		[110th of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure)	20%		[20th of 96]
Education, primary completion rate	87		[76th of 148]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	39.3%		[100th of 135]
Geographical aptitude results	77.121		[29th of 191]
Literacy > Male	82.8%		[107th of 156]
Literacy > Total population	80.2%		[108th of 160]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	20 %		[17th of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level	2		[122nd of 126]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	29.6		[42nd of 159]
School life expectancy > Male	9.7 years		[77th of 97]
School life expectancy > Total	9.8 years		[80th of 110]
Tertiary enrollment	17.5%		[76th of 151]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24	1.04		[3rd of 138]

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