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Average years of schooling of adults
8.7
[24th of 100]
Class size > Age 13
24.8 students
[4th of 29]
Duration of compulsory education
9 years
[96th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level
6
[117th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level
6
[126th of 181]
Education spending (% of GDP)
4%
[84th of 132]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level
87.4%
[26th of 135]
Geographical aptitude results
66.361
[128th of 191]
Grade 12 advanced students math
513
[7th of 15]
Grade 12 advanced students science
486
[11th of 15]
Literacy > Total population
97.5%
[45th of 160]
Mathematical literacy
447
[25th of 27]
Primary teacher salary > Starting
$19,327.00
[13th of 22]
Public spending per student > Primary level
16
[47th of 126]
Reading literacy
474
[24th of 27]
School life expectancy > Male
14.2 years
[24th of 97]
School life expectancy > Total
14.3 years
[26th of 110]
Scientific literacy
461
[24th of 27]
Teaching weeks per year > Primary
40 weeks per year
[10th of 36]
Tertiary enrollment
42.3%
[33rd of 151]
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SOURCES:
UNESCO;
"Efficiency and Equity in Schools around the World"
by Eric A. Hanushek and Javier A. Luque, April 2002; United Nations
Human Development Programme
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The Geography Zone
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TIMSS
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CIA World Factbooks
18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008;
OECD
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UNESCO Institute of Statistics
; UNESCO Institute for Statistics
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Greece, Hellenic Republic, Elliniki Dhimokratia, Ellas or Ellada
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