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Average years of schooling of adults	5.3		[61st of 100]
Duration of compulsory education	9 years		[90th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	6		[97th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	6		[117th of 181]
Education spending (% of GDP)	3.7%		[92nd of 132]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	51.3%		[85th of 135]
Expected duration of education for all students	10.1 years		[30th of 30]
Expected duration of education for females	8.8 years		[28th of 28]
Geographical aptitude results	77.894		[15th of 191]
Library books	1,552,630		[43rd of 81]
Literacy > Male	95.3%		[5th of 156]
Literacy > Total population	87.4%		[12th of 160]
Primary teacher salary > Starting	$9,116.00		[20th of 22]
Primary teacher salary per hour > After 15 years	$14.00 per hour		[20th of 22]
Public spending per student > Primary level	17.6		[39th of 126]
School life expectancy > Male	10.4 years		[70th of 97]
School life expectancy > Total	9.5 years		[83rd of 110]
Teaching weeks per year > Primary	38 weeks per year		[25th of 36]
Tertiary enrollment	15%		[83rd of 151]
Universities > Top 500	2		[29th of 38]

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