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Average years of schooling of adults	12		[1st of 100]
Duration of compulsory education	12 years		[12th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	6		[83rd of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	6		[109th of 181]
Education spending (% of GDP)	5.7%		[39th of 132]
Educational attainment > Tertiary	37%		[2nd of 18]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	88.1%		[21st of 135]
Grade 12 advanced students math	442		[15th of 15]
Grade 12 advanced students science	423		[16th of 15]
Literacy > Adults at high literacy level	19%		[9th of 17]
Literacy > Total population	99%		[20th of 160]
Mathematical literacy	493		[18th of 27]
Primary teacher salary > Starting	$25,707.00		[5th of 22]
Reading literacy	504		[15th of 27]
School life expectancy > Male	14.8 years		[16th of 97]
School life expectancy > Total	15.2 years		[14th of 110]
Scientific literacy	499		[14th of 27]
Student attitude > Dislike of school	35%		[5th of 17]
Student attitude > Find school boring	61%		[2nd of 17]
Tertiary enrollment	72.6%		[1st of 151]

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