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Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI	3.04 % of GNI		[119th of 168]
Average years of schooling of adults	9.3		[17th of 100]
Children out of school, primary	6,984		[82nd of 126]
Children out of school, primary (per capita)	0.67 per 1,000 people		[114th of 150]
Children out of school, primary, female	3,047		[79th of 117]
Children out of school, primary, female (per capita)	292.387 per 1,000 people		[109th of 147]
Children out of school, primary, male	3,937		[76th of 117]
Children out of school, primary, male (per capita)	377.79 per 1,000 people		[104th of 148]
Class size > Age 13	17.2 students		[20th of 29]
Committee on Culture and Education > Members > Number of CULT member	2		[15th of 21]
Duration of compulsory education	13 years		[2nd of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	6		[38th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	6		[77th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Primary level	761,730		[86th of 189]
Education enrolment by level > Primary level (per capita)	0.074 per capita		[134th of 172]
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level	1,181,327		[50th of 171]
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level (per capita)	114.326 per 1,000 people		[28th of 159]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	374,532		[46th of 150]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level (per capita)	36.246 per 1,000 people		[35th of 146]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Primary level	48.66%		[60th of 179]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Secondary level	51.26%		[30th of 162]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Tertiary level	53.35%		[59th of 126]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level	99%		[15th of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Men	99%		[21st of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Women	99%		[16th of 160]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI	6%		[22nd of 127]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government	12.2%		[55th of 85]
Education spending (% of GDP)	6.3%		[27th of 132]
Education spending (% Primary)	31.6%		[87th of 110]
Education spending (% Secondary)	44.5%		[22nd of 107]
Education spending (% Tertiary)	21.7%		[36th of 108]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5	87.2%		[36th of 112]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men	86.1%		[27th of 101]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women	88.5%		[28th of 101]
Education, primary completion rate	79		[40th of 148]
Education, primary completion rate > Men	76		[31st of 145]
Education, primary completion rate > Women	82		[28th of 145]
Educational attainment > Junior secondary	42%		[3rd of 18]
Educational attainment > Senior secondary	31%		[16th of 18]
Educational attainment > Tertiary	27%		[10th of 18]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	88%		[22nd of 135]
Expected duration of education for all students	18.7 years		[4th of 30]
Expected duration of education for females	19.2 years		[5th of 28]
Expected duration of education for males	18.3 years		[3rd of 28]
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita	20.18 %		[26th of 101]
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita	23.07 %		[35th of 93]
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita	37.09 %		[28th of 81]
Female enrolment share > Primary level	48.6%		[60th of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	50.6%		[41st of 170]
Geographical aptitude results	78.352		[5th of 191]
Girls to boys ratio, primary level enrolment	0.99		[46th of 183]
Girls to boys ratio, secondary level enrolment	0.97		[87th of 172]
Girls to boys ratio, tertiary level enrolment	1.24		[38th of 139]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, female > % of relevant age group	103.66 %		[52nd of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, male > % of relevant age group	103.02 %		[68th of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, total > % of relevant age group	103.34 %		[66th of 157]
Library books	5,000,000		[19th of 81]
Library books (per capita)	482.439 per 1,000 people		[27th of 81]
Library employees	200		[40th of 68]
Library employees (per capita)	0.0192976 per 1,000 people		[39th of 68]
Library members	15,495		[42nd of 68]
Library members (per capita)	1.49508 per 1,000 people		[51st of 68]
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Female	99%		[15th of 157]
Literacy > Male	99%		[26th of 156]
Literacy > Total population	99%		[18th of 160]
Mathematical literacy	520		[9th of 27]
Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort	91.59 %		[27th of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort	90.19 %		[29th of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort	90.88 %		[32nd of 92]
Primary completion rate, female > % of relevant age group	81.63 %		[28th of 138]
Primary completion rate, male > % of relevant age group	75.95 %		[31st of 138]
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group	78.73 %		[41st of 141]
Primary education, duration > years	6 years		[32nd of 197]
Primary education, pupils	747,111		[81st of 176]
Primary education, pupils (per capita)	0.072 per capita		[138th of 193]
Primary education, pupils > % female	48.81 % female		[36th of 175]
Primary education, teachers	64,556		[46th of 159]
Primary education, teachers (per capita)	6.195 per 1,000 people		[35th of 191]
Primary education, teachers > % female	78.09 % female		[58th of 153]
Primary school girls out of school	3%		[87th of 99]
Private school enrolment > Primary level	54.4		[8th of 148]
Private school enrolment > Secondary level	69.3		[9th of 131]
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education	100%		[4th of 37]
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education	99%		[3rd of 37]
Proportion of 17 year olds in secondary education	96%		[2nd of 37]
Proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education	1%		[13th of 37]
Proportion of 18 year olds in secondary education	44%		[16th of 37]
Proportion of 18 year olds in tertiary education	36%		[2nd of 37]
Proportion of 19 year olds in secondary education	22%		[16th of 37]
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education	45%		[2nd of 37]
Proportion of 20 year olds in secondary education	12%		[16th of 37]
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education	46%		[2nd of 37]
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP	6.17 %		[28th of 136]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	11.85 %		[49th of 103]
Public spending on private institutions	56.7%		[2nd of 29]
Public spending on public institutions	43.3%		[29th of 31]
Public spending per student > Primary level	17		[42nd of 126]
Public spending per student > Secondary level	13.5		[92nd of 123]
Public spending per student > Tertiary level	17.6		[114th of 123]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	11.57		[135th of 159]
Pupils-teacher ratio > primary level	12.1		[163rd of 175]
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education	121.21		[53rd of 137]
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment	99.34		[53rd of 174]
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment	96.7		[101st of 162]
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %	102.76 %		[59th of 157]
Reading literacy	507		[10th of 27]
Repetition rate, primary > % of total enrollment	15.85 %		[21st of 128]
Repetition rate, primary, female > % of total enrollment	14.28 %		[18th of 125]
Repetition rate, primary, male > % of total enrollment	17.36 %		[17th of 125]
Repitition rate > Secondary level	3.2		[47th of 82]
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross	116.3 % gross		[4th of 159]
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross	116.06 % gross		[3rd of 153]
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross	116.53 % gross		[4th of 153]
School enrollment, primary > % gross	103.95 % gross		[76th of 176]
School enrollment, primary > % net	98.77 % net		[10th of 139]
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross	103.6 % gross		[72nd of 174]
School enrollment, primary, female > % net	98.84 % net		[9th of 137]
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross	104.28 % gross		[82nd of 174]
School enrollment, primary, male > % net	98.71 % net		[17th of 136]
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary	54.66 %		[9th of 139]
School enrollment, secondary > % gross	108.89 % gross		[12th of 164]
School enrollment, secondary > % net	97.05 % net		[3rd of 121]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross	107.03 % gross		[12th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % net	97.16 % net		[4th of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross	110.68 % gross		[8th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net	96.94 % net		[1st of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary	67.77 %		[7th of 124]
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross	62.54 % gross		[20th of 141]
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross	68.66 % gross		[22nd of 137]
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross	56.65 % gross		[18th of 137]
School life expectancy > Female	16 years		[8th of 96]
School life expectancy > Male	15.7 years		[6th of 97]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary	16 years		[21st of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female	16 years		[28th of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male	16 years		[15th of 93]
School life expectancy > Total	15.8 years		[8th of 110]
Schools connected to the Internet > %	93 %		[16th of 39]
Scientific and technical journal articles	6,604		[20th of 175]
Scientific literacy	496		[15th of 27]
Scouting > Membership > Guiding introduced	1915
Scouting > Membership > Scouting introduced	1911
Secondary education, general pupils	479,769		[71st of 183]
Secondary education, general pupils (per capita)	0.046 per 1,000 people		[137th of 196]
Secondary education, pupils	805,778		[53rd of 166]
Secondary education, pupils (per capita)	0.077 per capita		[87th of 185]
Secondary education, pupils > % female	48.03 % female		[90th of 153]
Secondary education, teachers	80,257		[39th of 141]
Secondary education, teachers (per capita)	7.701 per 1,000 people		[30th of 188]
Secondary education, teachers > % female	57.42 % female		[52nd of 131]
Secondary education, vocational pupils	326,009		[27th of 163]
Secondary education, vocational pupils (per capita)	31.283 per 1,000 people		[11th of 183]
Share of university qualifications awarded to females	50%		[23rd of 30]
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Advanced research degree	34%		[22nd of 29]
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree	50%		[23rd of 31]
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Second degree	53%		[12th of 24]
Share of vocational tertiary qualifications awarded to females > First degree	61 % awarded to females		[13th of 30]
Student attitude > Dislike of school	42%		[1st of 17]
Student attitude > Find school boring	46%		[13th of 17]
Student attitude > Report class disorder	36%		[6th of 17]
Students from households with calculator > Age 13	97%		[9th of 28]
Students from households with computer > Age 13	67%		[6th of 28]
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13	99%		[1st of 28]
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13	75%		[15th of 28]
Students from households with study desk > Age 13	96%		[3rd of 28]
Students living with mother > Age 13	96%		[3rd of 28]
Students whose father has secondary education	41%
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13	37%
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13	23.5 years experience		[15th of 29]
Tertiary enrollment	57%		[16th of 151]
Total expenditure as % of GDP	5.5 % of GDP		[12th of 18]
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment	43.7 %		[16th of 78]
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment	38 %		[16th of 72]
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment	48.7 %		[15th of 72]
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment	38.1 %		[42nd of 77]
Universities > Top 100	3		[10th of 22]
Universities > Top 100 (per $ GDP)	0.121 per $14.1 billion of GDP		[6th of 22]
Universities > Top 100 (per capita)	0.289 per capita		[5th of 22]
Universities > Top 200	3		[16th of 31]
Universities > Top 200 (per $ GDP)	0.009 per $1 billion of GDP		[13th of 30]
Universities > Top 200 (per capita)	0.289 per capita		[13th of 31]
Universities > Top 500	7		[15th of 38]
Universities > Top 500 (per $ GDP)	0.02 per $1 billion of GDP		[12th of 37]
Universities > Top 500 (per capita)	0.675 per capita		[14th of 38]
World Organization of the Scout Movement > Members > Admits Boys/Girls	both
Young longtext readers	12.5		[25th of 27]
Young shorttext readers	31.6		[9th of 27]

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