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Children out of school, primary	369,274		[22nd of 126]
Class size > Age 13	11.8 students		[27th of 29]
Duration of compulsory education	10 years		[47th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	4		[163rd of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	7		[34th of 181]
Education spending (% of GDP)	3.8%		[89th of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure)	11.5%		[76th of 96]
Geographical aptitude results	73.775		[69th of 191]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13	998 hours		[17th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9	630 hours		[35th of 38]
Library books	73,631,800		[2nd of 81]
Literacy > Male	99.7%		[8th of 156]
Literacy > Total population	99.6%		[9th of 160]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	12.25 %		[46th of 103]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	16.65		[111st of 159]
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13	78%
Teaching weeks per year > Primary	43 weeks per year		[3rd of 36]
Tertiary enrollment	64.1%		[6th of 151]
Universities > Top 100	1		[17th of 22]
Universities > Top 500	2		[33rd of 38]

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