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Children out of school, primary	75,754		[32nd of 126]
Duration of compulsory education	7 years		[138th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	6		[122nd of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	6		[130th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	68,182		[89th of 150]
Education spending (% of GDP)	1.6%		[129th of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure)	22.5%		[10th of 96]
Education, primary completion rate	76		[91st of 148]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	67.4%		[69th of 135]
Geographical aptitude results	66.79		[122nd of 191]
Library books	1,000,000		[48th of 81]
Literacy > Male	76.1%		[120th of 156]
Literacy > Total population	77.9%		[113rd of 160]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	27.43 %		[2nd of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level	8.5		[99th of 126]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	15.23		[83rd of 159]
School life expectancy > Male	10.3 years		[72nd of 97]
School life expectancy > Total	10.7 years		[68th of 110]
Spending on teaching materials	2.2		[14th of 30]
Tertiary enrollment	12.1%		[89th of 151]

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