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Children out of school, primary	112,813		[28th of 126]
Duration of compulsory education	10 years		[40th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	7		[9th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	5		[152nd of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	13,536		[106th of 150]
Education spending (% of GDP)	7.2%		[18th of 132]
Education, primary completion rate	74		[94th of 148]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	37.7%		[102nd of 135]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	52.8%		[14th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results	63.101		[151st of 191]
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Male	84.4%		[104th of 156]
Literacy > Total population	84%		[99th of 160]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	21.04 %		[14th of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level	20.7		[25th of 126]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	33.09		[35th of 159]
School life expectancy > Male	11.8 years		[48th of 97]
School life expectancy > Total	12 years		[46th of 110]
Tertiary enrollment	5.9%		[110th of 151]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24	1.03		[3rd of 138]

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