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Children out of school, primary	1,006,627		[7th of 126]
Duration of compulsory education	5 years		[170th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	5		[145th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	7		[46th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	797,086		[29th of 150]
Education, primary completion rate	94		[53rd of 148]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	62.5%		[75th of 135]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	47.1%		[121st of 170]
Geographical aptitude results	78.019		[12th of 191]
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Male	95.8%		[59th of 156]
Literacy > Total population	94%		[62nd of 160]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	9.73 %		[90th of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level	7.5		[105th of 126]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	21.56		[60th of 159]
School life expectancy > Male	10.8 years		[64th of 97]
School life expectancy > Total	10.4 years		[72nd of 110]
Spending on teaching materials	6		[6th of 30]
Tertiary enrollment	9.7%		[98th of 151]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24	0.99		[5th of 138]

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