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Children out of school, primary	792,714		[9th of 126]
Duration of compulsory education	6 years		[147th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	6		[43rd of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	6		[83rd of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	525,344		[37th of 150]
Education, primary completion rate	85		[78th of 148]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	51.1%		[86th of 135]
Female enrolment share > Primary level	48%		[118th of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	46.3%		[128th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results	60.539		[165th of 191]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+	21.3%		[51st of 138]
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Male	84.7%		[102nd of 156]
Literacy > Total population	78.8%		[111st of 160]
Primary school girls out of school	43%		[28th of 99]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	27.57 %		[3rd of 103]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	15.66		[125th of 159]
School life expectancy > Total	9 years		[87th of 110]
Tertiary enrollment	22.4%		[67th of 151]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24	0.98		[23rd of 138]

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