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DEFINITION
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Education Statistics > Children out of school, primary (most recent) by country
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| Rank |
Countries
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Amount
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Date
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# 1
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Pakistan: |
6,303,212
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2005  |
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# 2
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Sudan: |
2,695,495
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2000  |
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# 3
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United States: |
1,621,339
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2004  |
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# 4
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Niger: |
1,371,026
|
2005  |
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# 5
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Côte d'Ivoire: |
1,223,459
|
2003  |
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# 6
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Burkina Faso: |
1,201,992
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2005  |
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# 7
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Ghana: |
1,129,334
|
2005  |
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# 8
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Mali: |
1,112,659
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2005  |
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# 9
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Kenya: |
1,031,544
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2005  |
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# 10
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Vietnam: |
1,006,627
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2005  |
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# 11
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Turkey: |
899,833
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2004  |
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# 12
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Brazil: |
799,691
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2003  |
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# 13
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Mozambique: |
799,431
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2005  |
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# 14
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Saudi Arabia: |
792,714
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2005  |
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# 15
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Angola: |
752,989
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1998  |
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# 16
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Philippines: |
646,449
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2004  |
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# 17
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Tanzania: |
604,378
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2005  |
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# 18
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South Africa: |
568,936
|
2004  |
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# 19
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Colombia: |
532,592
|
2005  |
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# 20
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Morocco: |
524,848
|
2005  |
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# 21
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Burma: |
487,384
|
2005  |
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# 22
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Burundi: |
479,837
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2005  |
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# 23
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Zimbabwe: |
429,275
|
2003  |
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# 24
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Congo, Republic of the: |
376,221
|
2005  |
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# 25
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Rwanda: |
373,055
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2005  |
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# 26
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Russia: |
369,274
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2004  |
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# 27
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Senegal: |
361,762
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2005  |
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# 28
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Eritrea: |
307,984
|
2005  |
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# 29
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Iran: |
306,852
|
2005  |
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# 30
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Ukraine: |
296,005
|
2005  |
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# 31
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Indonesia: |
245,614
|
2004  |
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# 32
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Venezuela: |
235,577
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2005  |
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# 33
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Zambia: |
227,759
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2005  |
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# 34
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Malaysia: |
221,833
|
2003  |
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# 35
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Egypt: |
219,515
|
2004  |
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# 36
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Madagascar: |
188,401
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2005  |
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# 37
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Liberia: |
171,431
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2000  |
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# 38
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Mauritania: |
130,224
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2005  |
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# 39
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Laos: |
126,224
|
2005  |
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# 40
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Guinea-Bissau: |
121,537
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2001  |
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# 41
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Dominican Republic: |
119,848
|
2005  |
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# 42
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Malawi: |
113,349
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2005  |
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# 43
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Namibia: |
112,813
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2005  |
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# 44
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Azerbaijan: |
90,771
|
2005  |
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# 45
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Djibouti: |
83,363
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2005  |
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# 46
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Oman: |
78,581
|
2005  |
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# 47
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Australia: |
77,047
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2004  |
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# 48
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United Arab Emirates: |
75,754
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2005  |
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# 49
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Poland: |
73,163
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2004  |
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# 50
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Syria: |
70,395
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2002  |
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# 51
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Honduras: |
70,026
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2004  |
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# 52
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Nicaragua: |
53,436
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2005  |
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# 53
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Gambia, The: |
53,369
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2001  |
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# 54
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Botswana: |
51,375
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2005  |
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# 55
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Comoros: |
49,426
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2000  |
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# 56
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Georgia: |
47,837
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2005  |
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# 57
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El Salvador: |
47,632
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2005  |
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# 58
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Bolivia: |
47,468
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2004  |
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# 59
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Sri Lanka: |
47,067
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2004  |
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# 60
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Romania: |
46,827
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2004  |
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# 61
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Gabon: |
46,307
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2001  |
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# 62
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Jordan: |
42,896
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2004  |
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# 63
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Lesotho: |
41,497
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2005  |
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# 64
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Swaziland: |
40,136
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2004  |
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# 65
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Algeria: |
39,461
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2005  |
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# 66
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Belarus: |
37,953
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2005  |
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# 67
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Jamaica: |
29,931
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2004  |
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# 68
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Mexico: |
29,642
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2004  |
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# 69
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Kuwait: |
27,950
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2005  |
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# 70
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Solomon Islands: |
26,210
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2003  |
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# 71
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Lebanon: |
24,087
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2005  |
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# 72
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Kyrgyzstan: |
24,041
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2005  |
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# 73
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Moldova: |
23,607
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2005  |
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# 74
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Mongolia: |
22,083
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2005  |
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# 75
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Argentina: |
21,899
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2003  |
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# 76
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Cuba: |
18,866
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2005  |
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# 77
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Armenia: |
18,401
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2005  |
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# 78
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Hungary: |
18,297
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2004  |
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# 79
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Tajikistan: |
17,525
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2005  |
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# 80
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Tunisia: |
16,875
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2004  |
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# 81
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Israel: |
16,168
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2004  |
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# 82
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Ireland: |
15,168
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2004  |
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# 83
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Peru: |
14,606
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2004  |
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# 84
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France: |
14,290
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2004  |
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# 85
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Albania: |
14,204
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2004  |
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# 86
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Korea, South: |
14,161
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2005  |
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# 87
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Croatia: |
14,129
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2003  |
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# 88
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Netherlands: |
13,817
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2004  |
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# 89
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Lithuania: |
13,512
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2004  |
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# 90
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Hong Kong: |
12,977
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2005  |
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# 91
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Spain: |
12,671
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2004  |
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# 92
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Maldives: |
12,547
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2005  |
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# 93
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Canada: |
12,419
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2001  |
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# 94
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Italy: |
11,194
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2004  |
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# 95
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Ecuador: |
10,901
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2004  |
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# 96
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Equatorial Guinea: |
10,496
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2003  |
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# 97
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Bulgaria: |
10,092
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2004  |
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# 98
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Sweden: |
9,536
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2004  |
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# 99
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Kazakhstan: |
9,393
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2005  |
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# 100
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Switzerland: |
9,231
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2004  |
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# 101
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Serbia and Montenegro: |
8,254
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2001  |
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# 102
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Cape Verde: |
7,048
|
2005  |
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# 103
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Belgium: |
6,984
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2004  |
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# 104
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Japan: |
6,844
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2004  |
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# 105
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Denmark: |
6,276
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2004  |
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# 106
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Mauritius: |
5,981
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2005  |
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# 107
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Norway: |
4,789
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2004  |
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# 108
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Panama: |
3,633
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2005  |
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# 109
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Portugal: |
3,496
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2004  |
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# 110
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Estonia: |
3,221
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2004  |
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# 111
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Macau: |
3,192
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2005  |
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# 112
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Bahamas, The: |
3,159
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2005  |
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# 113
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Luxembourg: |
2,868
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2004  |
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# 114
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Macedonia, Republic of: |
2,861
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2004  |
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# 115
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Greece: |
2,536
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2004  |
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# 116
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Suriname: |
2,357
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2005  |
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# 117
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Grenada: |
2,352
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2005  |
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# 118
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Finland: |
1,957
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2004  |
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# 119
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New Zealand: |
1,914
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2004  |
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# 120
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Malta: |
1,798
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2004  |
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# 121
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Vanuatu: |
1,643
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2005  |
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# 122
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Fiji: |
1,428
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2005  |
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# 123
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Bahrain: |
1,328
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2005  |
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# 124
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Brunei: |
1,323
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2005  |
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# 125
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Dominica: |
1,236
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2005  |
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# 126
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
1,220
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2005  |
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# 127
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United Kingdom: |
1,069
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2004  |
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# 128
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Andorra: |
820
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2005  |
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# 129
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Cyprus: |
783
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2004  |
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# 130
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Marshall Islands: |
653
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2003  |
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# 131
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Cayman Islands: |
580
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2005  |
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# 132
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Barbados: |
488
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2005  |
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# 133
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Saint Lucia: |
444
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2005  |
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# 134
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Netherlands Antilles: |
428
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2003  |
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# 135
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Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
423
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2005  |
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# 136
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Iceland: |
414
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2004  |
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# 137
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Trinidad and Tobago: |
351
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2005  |
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# 138
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Belize: |
331
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2005  |
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# 139
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Qatar: |
298
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2005  |
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# 140
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Seychelles: |
294
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2004  |
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# 141
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Tonga: |
276
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2005  |
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# 142
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Samoa: |
273
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2004  |
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# 143
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Slovenia: |
256
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2004  |
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# 144
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Liechtenstein: |
251
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2004  |
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# 145
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Bermuda: |
78
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2005  |
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# 146
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Palau: |
61
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2000  |
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# 147
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Aruba: |
41
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2005  |
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# 148
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Kiribati: |
37
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2002  |
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# 149
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São Tomé and Príncipe: |
33
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2005  |
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Total: |
33,621,415
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Weighted average: |
225,647.1
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DEFINITION: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
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