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Average years of schooling of adults	8.7		[23rd of 100]
Children out of school, primary	488		[67th of 126]
Source: UNESCO
Duration of compulsory education	12 years		[7th of 171]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Duration of education > Primary level	6		[44th of 181]
Source: UNESCO
Duration of education > Secondary level	5		[146th of 181]
Source: UNESCO
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	7,979		[106th of 150]
Source: UNESCO
Education spending (% of GDP)	7.6%		[14th of 132]
Source: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Education spending (% of total government expenditure)	17.3%		[36th of 96]
Source: United Nations Human Development Programme
Education, primary completion rate	102		[22nd of 148]
Source: United Nations Human Development Programme
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	85%		[31st of 135]
Source: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Geographical aptitude results	68.522		[108th of 191]
Source: UNESCO
Library books	174,000		[62nd of 81]
Source: The Geography Zone
Literacy > Male	99.7%		[2nd of 156]
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Literacy > Total population	99.7%		[2nd of 160]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	16.4 %		[23rd of 103]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Public spending per student > Primary level	22.9		[19th of 126]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	15.15		[84th of 159]
Source: UNESCO
School life expectancy > Male	11.8 years		[47th of 97]
Source: World Development Indicators database
School life expectancy > Total	12.4 years		[42nd of 110]
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Tertiary enrollment	38.2%		[39th of 151]
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics

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