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Children out of school, primary	130,224		[24th of 126]
Duration of compulsory education	9 years		[84th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	6		[80th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	6		[106th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	9,198		[112nd of 150]
Education, primary completion rate	45		[114th of 148]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	14.5%		[124th of 135]
Female enrolment share > Primary level	48.2%		[110th of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	46.7%		[125th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results	68.862		[107th of 191]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+	58.3%		[9th of 138]
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Male	51.8%		[150th of 156]
Literacy > Total population	41.7%		[154th of 160]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	8.31 %		[44th of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level	11.7		[79th of 126]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	40.32		[25th of 159]
Spending on teaching materials	1.1		[22nd of 30]
Tertiary enrollment	3.7%		[121st of 151]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24	0.82		[30th of 138]

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