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Children out of school, primary	12,977		[49th of 126]
Class size > Age 13	31.9 students		[2nd of 29]
Class size > Age 9	36.2 students		[1st of 17]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	159,254		[65th of 150]
Education spending (% of GDP)	4.4%		[76th of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure)	23.3%		[9th of 96]
Education, primary completion rate	110		[9th of 148]
Geographical aptitude results	77.896		[14th of 191]
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over has ever attended school
Literacy > Male	97.1%		[51st of 156]
Literacy > Total population	94%		[63rd of 160]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	22.99 %		[8th of 103]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	18.35		[72nd of 159]
Students from households with calculator > Age 13	97%		[11th of 28]
Students from households with computer > Age 13	37%		[19th of 28]
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13	26%
Universities > Top 100	3		[8th of 22]
Universities > Top 200	4		[12th of 31]
Universities > Top 500	5		[20th of 38]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24	0.98		[66th of 138]

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