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Duration of education > Primary level	4		[172nd of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	7		[56th of 181]
DEFINITION: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
SOURCE: UNESCO
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	76,000		[65th of 150]
SOURCE: UNESCO		View time series
Geographical aptitude results	75.334		[55th of 191]
DEFINITION: Overall score based upon test results of the Geography Challenge, an online geography quiz game.
SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above	99.32 %		[13th of 121]
DEFINITION: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.		View time series
SOURCE: The Geography Zone
Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above	98.78 %		[14th of 121]
DEFINITION: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24	99.81 %		[11th of 123]
DEFINITION: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24	99.81 %		[6th of 123]
DEFINITION: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24	99.81 %		[5th of 123]
DEFINITION: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Literacy rates, aged 15-24	99.8%		[1st of 138]
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database		View time series
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Men	99.8%		[1st of 138]
SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics		View time series
Primary education, duration > years	3 years		[195th of 197]
DEFINITION: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.		View time series
SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP	3.94 %		[70th of 136]
DEFINITION: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	19.65 %		[18th of 103]
DEFINITION: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross	21.7 % gross		[52nd of 141]
DEFINITION: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Scientific and technical journal articles	4		[147th of 175]
DEFINITION: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Secondary education, general pupils	545,416		[55th of 183]
DEFINITION: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Secondary education, pupils	605,114		[55th of 166]
DEFINITION: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Secondary education, vocational pupils	59,698		[60th of 163]
DEFINITION: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24	1		[2nd of 138]
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database		View time series

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