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Average years of schooling of adults
8.7
[24th of 100]
Duration of compulsory education
9 years
[96th of 171]
Education spending (% of GDP)
4%
[84th of 132]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level
49.1%
[88th of 170]
Grade 12 advanced students math
513
[7th of 15]
Grade 12 advanced students science
486
[11th of 15]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11
928 hours
[15th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12
1,064 hours
[8th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13
1,064 hours
[12th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9
928 hours
[15th of 38]
Mathematical literacy
447
[25th of 27]
Primary teacher salary > Starting
$19,327.00
[13th of 22]
School life expectancy > Male
14.2 years
[24th of 97]
School life expectancy > Total
14.3 years
[26th of 110]
Students from households with calculator > Age 13
83%
[26th of 28]
Students from households with calculator > Age 9
56%
[14th of 16]
Students from households with computer > Age 13
28%
[24th of 28]
Students from households with computer > Age 9
21%
[14th of 16]
Students from households with study desk > Age 9
82%
[7th of 16]
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13
37%
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SOURCES:
UNESCO; United Nations
Human Development Programme
;
TIMSS
;
UNESCO Institute of Statistics
;
OECD
; UNESCO Institute for Statistics;
"Efficiency and Equity in Schools around the World"
by Eric A. Hanushek and Javier A. Luque, April 2002
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Greece, Hellenic Republic, Elliniki Dhimokratia, Ellas or Ellada
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