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Average years of schooling of adults	10.2		[8th of 100]
Duration of compulsory education	13 years		[3rd of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	4		[157th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	9		[1st of 181]
Education spending (% of GDP)	4.6%		[69th of 132]
Educational attainment > Tertiary	23%		[15th of 18]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	87.7%		[24th of 135]
Grade 12 advanced students math	465		[14th of 15]
Grade 12 advanced students science	522		[5th of 15]
Literacy > Adults at high literacy level	18.9%		[10th of 17]
Literacy > Total population	99%		[17th of 160]
Mathematical literacy	490		[19th of 27]
Primary teacher salary > Starting	$29,697.00		[2nd of 22]
Reading literacy	484		[21st of 27]
School life expectancy > Male	15.5 years		[9th of 97]
School life expectancy > Total	15.3 years		[12th of 110]
Scientific literacy	487		[20th of 27]
Student attitude > Dislike of school	25%		[14th of 17]
Student attitude > Find school boring	49%		[12th of 17]
Tertiary enrollment	46.3%		[31st of 151]

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