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Average years of schooling of adults	2.3		[95th of 100]
Children out of school, primary	53,369		[48th of 126]
Duration of education > Primary level	6		[112nd of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	6		[124th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	1,169		[122nd of 150]
Education spending (% of GDP)	2.8%		[114th of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure)	8.9%		[91st of 96]
Education, primary completion rate	54		[113rd of 148]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	34.8%		[105th of 135]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	41.2%		[146th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results	69.631		[101st of 191]
Library books	2,000		[80th of 81]
Literacy > Male	47.8%		[153rd of 156]
Literacy > Total population	40.1%		[157th of 160]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	8.95 %		[76th of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level	13.5		[66th of 126]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	35.28		[34th of 159]
Spending on teaching materials	5.7		[7th of 30]
Tertiary enrollment	1.7%		[136th of 151]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24	0.63		[114th of 138]

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