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Class size > Age 13	14.3 students		[24th of 29]
Class size > Age 9	18.7 students		[15th of 17]
Duration of compulsory education	9 years		[87th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	4		[167th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	8		[11th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	118,944		[74th of 150]
Education spending (% of GDP)	5.8%		[36th of 132]
Education, primary completion rate	92		[79th of 148]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	74.4%		[49th of 135]
Geographical aptitude results	67.706		[115th of 191]
Grade 12 advanced students science	488		[10th of 15]
Literacy > Male	99.8%		[1st of 156]
Literacy > Total population	99.8%		[1st of 160]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	15.37 %		[31st of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level	23.6		[14th of 126]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	12.98		[129th of 159]
School life expectancy > Male	11.2 years		[60th of 97]
School life expectancy > Total	11.2 years		[61st of 110]
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13	48%
Tertiary enrollment	63.1%		[8th of 151]

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