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Average years of schooling of adults	6.9		[40th of 100]
Duration of compulsory education	10 years		[50th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	6		[81st of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	6		[107th of 181]
Education, primary completion rate	100		[29th of 148]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	75.9%		[44th of 135]
Expected duration of education for all students	11.9 years		[28th of 30]
Expected duration of education for females	12 years		[27th of 28]
Female teachers > Lower secondary	62.8%		[12th of 20]
Geographical aptitude results	77.853		[19th of 191]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9	802 hours		[17th of 38]
Library books	706,000		[54th of 81]
Literacy > Male	95.1%		[63rd of 156]
Literacy > Total population	89.9%		[80th of 160]
Public spending per student > Primary level	13.7		[63rd of 126]
School life expectancy > Male	9 years		[79th of 97]
School life expectancy > Total	9 years		[86th of 110]
Spending on teaching materials	4.8		[9th of 30]
Teaching weeks per year > Primary	44 weeks per year		[1st of 36]
Tertiary enrollment	28.6%		[54th of 151]

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