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Average years of schooling of adults	9.4		[16th of 100]
Duration of compulsory education	12 years		[9th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	6		[50th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	7		[27th of 181]
Education spending (% of GDP)	5.3%		[47th of 132]
Educational attainment > Tertiary	26%		[12th of 18]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	93.7%		[6th of 135]
Literacy > Adults at high literacy level	19.1%		[8th of 17]
Literacy > Adults at low literacy level	50.4%		[6th of 17]
Literacy > Total population	99%		[26th of 160]
Mathematical literacy	529		[8th of 27]
Reading literacy	523		[7th of 27]
School life expectancy > Male	16 years		[5th of 97]
School life expectancy > Total	16.4 years		[4th of 110]
Scientific literacy	532		[4th of 27]
Student attitude > Dislike of school	28%		[11th of 17]
Student attitude > Find school boring	54%		[10th of 17]
Student attitude > Report class disorder	27%		[12th of 17]
Tertiary enrollment	59.5%		[11th of 151]
Universities > Top 10	2		[2nd of 3]

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