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Average years of schooling of adults	10		[9th of 100]
Duration of compulsory education	10 years		[55th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	6		[93rd of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	6		[115th of 181]
Education spending (% of GDP)	6.4%		[23rd of 132]
Educational attainment > Tertiary	32%		[5th of 18]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	94.6%		[5th of 135]
Literacy > Adults at high literacy level	25.1%		[4th of 17]
Literacy > Adults at low literacy level	36.8%		[13th of 17]
Literacy > Total population	100%		[2nd of 160]
Mathematical literacy	536		[4th of 27]
Primary teacher salary > Starting	$18,110.00		[17th of 22]
Reading literacy	546		[1st of 27]
School life expectancy > Male	16.2 years		[3rd of 97]
School life expectancy > Total	16.7 years		[2nd of 110]
Scientific literacy	538		[3rd of 27]
Student attitude > Dislike of school	26%		[12th of 17]
Student attitude > Find school boring	60%		[5th of 17]
Student attitude > Report class disorder	42%		[2nd of 17]
Tertiary enrollment	70.4%		[2nd of 151]

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