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Average years of schooling of adults	8.6		[25th of 100]
Children out of school, primary	3,633		[54th of 126]
Duration of compulsory education	6 years		[157th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	6		[91st of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	6		[114th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	117,601		[75th of 150]
Education spending (% of GDP)	4.5%		[70th of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure)	7.7%		[94th of 96]
Education, primary completion rate	97		[44th of 148]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	62.2%		[76th of 135]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	50.5%		[47th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results	70.096		[94th of 191]
Literacy > Male	93.2%		[77th of 156]
Literacy > Total population	92.6%		[69th of 160]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	8.95 %		[46th of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level	15.8		[49th of 126]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	24.23		[54th of 159]
School life expectancy > Total	11.3 years		[59th of 110]
Tertiary enrollment	34.9%		[44th of 151]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24	0.99		[20th of 138]

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