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Average years of schooling of adults	7.9		[29th of 100]
Class size > Age 13	21.6 students		[9th of 29]
Duration of compulsory education	11 years		[25th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	5		[147th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	7		[50th of 181]
Education spending (% of GDP)	5.6%		[40th of 132]
Educational attainment > Tertiary	23%		[14th of 18]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	92.4%		[8th of 135]
Grade 12 advanced students math	557		[1st of 15]
Grade 12 advanced students science	466		[13th of 15]
Literacy > Total population	99%		[21st of 160]
Mathematical literacy	517		[10th of 27]
Primary teacher salary > Starting	$19,761.00		[12th of 22]
Reading literacy	505		[13th of 27]
School life expectancy > Male	15.2 years		[11th of 97]
School life expectancy > Total	15.4 years		[11th of 110]
Scientific literacy	500		[12th of 27]
Student attitude > Dislike of school	37%		[4th of 17]
Student attitude > Find school boring	32%		[17th of 17]
Tertiary enrollment	53.6%		[20th of 151]

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