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Average years of schooling of adults	7.6		[32nd of 100]
Duration of compulsory education	10 years		[59th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	6		[105th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	6		[121st of 181]
Education spending (% of GDP)	2.6%		[118th of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure)	9.6%		[87th of 96]
Education, primary completion rate	91		[87th of 148]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	69.9%		[62nd of 135]
Geographical aptitude results	77.018		[32nd of 191]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13	1,011 hours		[15th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9	455 hours		[36th of 38]
Literacy > Male	97.6%		[43rd of 156]
Literacy > Total population	98%		[40th of 160]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	7.86 %		[67th of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level	8.2		[101st of 126]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	20.83		[84th of 159]
School life expectancy > Male	13 years		[37th of 97]
School life expectancy > Total	13.7 years		[30th of 110]
Teachers as percentage of labor force	4.2%		[15th of 36]
Tertiary enrollment	36.1%		[41st of 151]

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