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Average years of schooling of adults	5.5		[58th of 100]
Children out of school, primary	227,759		[22nd of 126]
Duration of compulsory education	7 years		[135th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	7		[19th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	5		[170th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	24,553		[92nd of 150]
Education spending (% of GDP)	2%		[125th of 132]
Education, primary completion rate	78		[85th of 148]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	19.1%		[121st of 135]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	44.4%		[138th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results	63.159		[150th of 191]
Literacy > Male	86.8%		[94th of 156]
Literacy > Total population	80.6%		[107th of 160]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	14.8 %		[33rd of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level	4.7		[113rd of 126]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	51.08		[13th of 159]
School life expectancy > Male	7.4 years		[86th of 97]
School life expectancy > Total	7 years		[97th of 110]
Tertiary enrollment	2.5%		[129th of 151]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24	0.91		[6th of 138]

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