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Average years of schooling of adults	11.4		[5th of 100]
Duration of compulsory education	10 years		[37th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	6		[47th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	6		[84th of 181]
Education spending (% of GDP)	7.7%		[13th of 132]
Educational attainment > Tertiary	32%		[6th of 18]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	96.1%		[3rd of 135]
Grade 12 advanced students math	512		[8th of 15]
Grade 12 advanced students science	573		[2nd of 15]
Literacy > Adults at high literacy level	35.5%		[1st of 17]
Literacy > Total population	99%		[15th of 160]
Mathematical literacy	510		[14th of 27]
Primary teacher salary > Starting	$18,581.00		[16th of 22]
Reading literacy	516		[9th of 27]
School life expectancy > Male	15.1 years		[14th of 97]
School life expectancy > Total	16 years		[6th of 110]
Scientific literacy	512		[10th of 27]
Student attitude > Dislike of school	20%		[16th of 17]
Student attitude > Find school boring	58%		[7th of 17]
Tertiary enrollment	70%		[3rd of 151]

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