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Average years of schooling of adults	11.7		[3rd of 100]
Class size > Age 13	20.8 students		[11th of 29]
Duration of compulsory education	12 years		[11th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	6		[76th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	7		[35th of 181]
Education spending (% of GDP)	6.7%		[21st of 132]
Educational attainment > Tertiary	29%		[8th of 18]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	91.6%		[10th of 135]
Literacy > Adults at high literacy level	17.6%		[11th of 17]
Literacy > Adults at low literacy level	50.6%		[5th of 17]
Literacy > Total population	99%		[29th of 160]
Mathematical literacy	537		[3rd of 27]
Primary teacher salary > Starting	$16,678.00		[18th of 22]
Reading literacy	529		[3rd of 27]
School life expectancy > Male	15.6 years		[7th of 97]
School life expectancy > Total	16.2 years		[5th of 110]
Scientific literacy	528		[7th of 27]
Student attitude > Dislike of school	34%		[6th of 17]
Student attitude > Find school boring	60%		[3rd of 17]
Tertiary enrollment	69.2%		[5th of 151]

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