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Children out of school, primary	188,401		[23rd of 126]
Duration of compulsory education	9 years		[89th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	5		[146th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	7		[49th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	32,593		[96th of 150]
Education spending (% of GDP)	2.9%		[109th of 132]
Education, primary completion rate	58		[102nd of 148]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	11.5%		[131st of 135]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	48.9%		[97th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results	76.01		[44th of 191]
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Male	75.5%		[123rd of 156]
Literacy > Total population	68.9%		[124th of 160]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	25.3 %		[6th of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level	3.9		[117th of 126]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	53.59		[11th of 159]
School life expectancy > Male	6.3 years		[89th of 97]
School life expectancy > Total	6.2 years		[98th of 110]
Tertiary enrollment	2.2%		[132nd of 151]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24	0.94		[24th of 138]

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