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Average years of schooling of adults	5.4		[59th of 100]
Children out of school, primary	429,275		[21st of 126]
Duration of compulsory education	7 years		[125th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	7		[5th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	6		[76th of 181]
Education spending (% of GDP)	4.7%		[65th of 132]
Education, primary completion rate	80		[105th of 148]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	40.4%		[98th of 135]
Female teachers > Lower secondary	37.4%		[20th of 20]
Geographical aptitude results	54.913		[190th of 191]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13	1,375 hours		[2nd of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9	753 hours		[26th of 38]
Library books	100,590		[69th of 81]
Literacy > Male	94.2%		[69th of 156]
Literacy > Total population	90.7%		[79th of 160]
Public spending per student > Primary level	13.2		[69th of 126]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	38.56		[26th of 159]
Spending on teaching materials	1.3		[20th of 30]
Teaching weeks per year > Primary	39 weeks per year		[18th of 36]
Tertiary enrollment	3.9%		[117th of 151]

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