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Average years of schooling of adults	4.6		[71st of 100]
Children out of school, primary	53,436		[33rd of 126]
Duration of compulsory education	6 years		[165th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	6		[128th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	5		[177th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	100,363		[80th of 150]
Education spending (% of GDP)	3.1%		[106th of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure)	15%		[49th of 96]
Education, primary completion rate	76		[89th of 148]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	35.5%		[104th of 135]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	53.4%		[12th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results	68.914		[105th of 191]
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Male	67.2%		[134th of 156]
Literacy > Total population	67.5%		[127th of 160]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	15 %		[41st of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level	20.5		[29th of 126]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	33.56		[34th of 159]
Tertiary enrollment	11.5%		[91st of 151]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24	1.06		[1st of 138]

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