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Children out of school, primary	273		[118th of 126]
Duration of compulsory education	10 years		[35th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	6		[35th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	7		[24th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	1,179		[126th of 150]
Education spending (% of GDP)	4.8%		[62nd of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure)	14.6%		[51st of 96]
Education, primary completion rate	96		[61st of 148]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	67.9%		[67th of 135]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	49.5%		[75th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results	60.244		[170th of 191]
Literacy > Male	99.6%		[10th of 156]
Literacy > Total population	99.7%		[6th of 160]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	13.67 %		[48th of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level	8.5		[98th of 126]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	25.04		[62nd of 159]
School life expectancy > Male	11.7 years		[50th of 97]
School life expectancy > Total	12 years		[45th of 110]
Tertiary enrollment	10.9%		[93rd of 151]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24	1		[17th of 138]

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