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Average years of schooling of adults	11.8		[2nd of 100]
Duration of compulsory education	11 years		[27th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	7		[17th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	6		[119th of 181]
Education spending (% of GDP)	7.6%		[15th of 132]
Educational attainment > Tertiary	28%		[9th of 18]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	95%		[4th of 135]
Grade 12 advanced students science	581		[1st of 15]
Literacy > Adults at high literacy level	29.4%		[2nd of 17]
Literacy > Adults at low literacy level	29.7%		[16th of 17]
Literacy > Total population	100%		[1st of 160]
Mathematical literacy	499		[16th of 27]
Primary teacher salary > Starting	$22,194.00		[8th of 22]
Reading literacy	505		[14th of 27]
School life expectancy > Male	16.3 years		[2nd of 97]
School life expectancy > Total	16.9 years		[1st of 110]
Scientific literacy	500		[13th of 27]
Student attitude > Dislike of school	23%		[15th of 17]
Student attitude > Find school boring	58%		[8th of 17]
Tertiary enrollment	70%		[4th of 151]

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