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Duration of education > Primary level	4		[172nd of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	7		[56th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	76,000		[65th of 150]
Geographical aptitude results	75.334		[55th of 191]
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Female	98.3%		[4th of 157]
Literacy > Male	99.3%		[6th of 156]
Literacy > Total population	98.8%		[7th of 160]
Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above	98.78 %		[14th of 121]
Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24	99.81 %		[11th of 123]
Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24	99.81 %		[5th of 123]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Men	99.8%		[1st of 138]
Primary education, duration > years	3 years		[195th of 197]
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP	3.94 %		[70th of 136]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	19.65 %		[18th of 103]
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross	21.7 % gross		[52nd of 141]
Scientific and technical journal articles	4		[147th of 175]
Secondary education, general pupils	545,416		[55th of 183]
Secondary education, pupils	605,114		[55th of 166]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24	1		[2nd of 138]

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