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Average years of schooling of adults	1		[99th of 100]
Children out of school, primary	1,371,026		[2nd of 126]
Duration of compulsory education	6 years		[161st of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	6		[108th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	7		[55th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	13,854		[101st of 150]
Education spending (% of GDP)	2.3%		[121st of 132]
Education, primary completion rate	28		[123rd of 148]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	5.2%		[135th of 135]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	38.4%		[156th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results	65.282		[136th of 191]
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Male	42.9%		[6th of 156]
Literacy > Total population	28.7%		[6th of 160]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	18.58 %		[27th of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level	22.3		[20th of 126]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	43.68		[23rd of 159]
School life expectancy > Total	2.3 years		[110th of 110]
Tertiary enrollment	1.5%		[139th of 151]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24	0.44		[10th of 138]

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