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Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	390,000	[28th of 150]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level (per capita)	20.594 per 1,000 people	[32nd of 146]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Tertiary level	33.59%	[65th of 126]
Geographical aptitude results	63.629	[147th of 191]
Literacy > Total population	99%	[4th of 160]
Primary education, duration > years	4 years	[170th of 197]
Scientific and technical journal articles	1	[168th of 175]

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SOURCES: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; The Geography Zone; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; World Development Indicators database

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