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Average years of schooling of adults	5		[67th of 100]
Duration of compulsory education	11 years		[20th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	6		[66th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	7		[31st of 181]
Education spending (% of GDP)	6.4%		[24th of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure)	18.2%		[30th of 96]
Education, primary completion rate	99		[32nd of 148]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	70.3%		[59th of 135]
Expected duration of education for all students	13.2 years		[26th of 30]
Female teachers > Lower secondary	46%		[19th of 20]
Geographical aptitude results	68.877		[106th of 191]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9	960 hours		[12th of 38]
Literacy > Male	83.4%		[15th of 156]
Literacy > Total population	74.3%		[14th of 160]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	18.2 %		[25th of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level	16.2		[46th of 126]
School life expectancy > Male	13.5 years		[32nd of 97]
School life expectancy > Total	13.5 years		[33rd of 110]
Teaching weeks per year > Primary	33 weeks per year		[36th of 36]
Tertiary enrollment	21.7%		[70th of 151]

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