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Average years of schooling of adults	7.1		[38th of 100]
Children out of school, primary	27,950		[40th of 126]
Duration of compulsory education	8 years		[111st of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	4		[162nd of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	8		[9th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	32,320		[82nd of 150]
Education, primary completion rate	100		[30th of 148]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	49.7%		[88th of 135]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	49.5%		[77th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results	73.583		[71st of 191]
Library books	270,000		[60th of 81]
Literacy > Male	94.4%		[3rd of 156]
Literacy > Total population	93.3%		[3rd of 160]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	12.7 %		[34th of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level	23.6		[15th of 126]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	12.06		[89th of 159]
School life expectancy > Male	8.4 years		[84th of 97]
School life expectancy > Total	8.7 years		[90th of 110]
Tertiary enrollment	21.1%		[72nd of 151]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24	1		[3rd of 138]

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