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Average years of schooling of adults	5.1		[65th of 100]
Duration of compulsory education	8 years		[116th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	6		[96th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	5		[164th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	11,295,041		[3rd of 150]
Education spending (% of GDP)	4.1%		[82nd of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure)	12.7%		[68th of 96]
Education, primary completion rate	90		[71st of 148]
Geographical aptitude results	77.883		[17th of 191]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13	1,176 hours		[7th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9	1,051 hours		[5th of 38]
Literacy > Male	70.2%		[130th of 156]
Literacy > Total population	59.5%		[133rd of 160]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	10.74 %		[57th of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level	7.2		[107th of 126]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	40.2		[27th of 159]
Teaching weeks per year > Primary	42 weeks per year		[4th of 36]
Tertiary enrollment	10.5%		[94th of 151]
Universities > Top 100	2		[14th of 22]
Universities > Top 500	3		[26th of 38]

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