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Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI	3.96 % of GNI		[91st of 168]
Duration of compulsory education	11 years		[29th of 171]
Definition: Education > Duration of compulsory education
Source: World Development Indicators database
Duration of education > Primary level	7		[20th of 181]
Definition: Education > Duration of education > Primary level
Source: UNESCO
Duration of education > Secondary level	4		[181st of 181]
Definition: Education > Duration of education > Secondary level
Source: UNESCO
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	1,893		[123rd of 150]
Definition: Education > Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level
Source: UNESCO
Education spending (% of GDP)	5.2%		[49th of 132]
Definition: Education > Education spending (% of GDP)
Source: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Education spending (% of total government expenditure)	12.9%		[62nd of 96]
Definition: Education > Education spending (% of total government expenditure)
Source: United Nations Human Development Programme
Female enrolment share > Primary level	46.1%		[148th of 176]
Definition: Education > Female enrolment share > Primary level
Source: United Nations Human Development Programme
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	44.7%		[136th of 170]
Definition: Education > Female enrolment share > Secondary level
Source: UNESCO
Geographical aptitude results	64.151		[144th of 191]
Definition: Education > Geographical aptitude results
Source: UNESCO
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write
Definition: Education > Literacy > Definition
Source: The Geography Zone
Literacy > Female	34%		[144th of 157]
Definition: Education > Literacy > Female
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Literacy > Male	60%		[140th of 156]
Definition: Education > Literacy > Male
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Literacy > Total population	47%		[147th of 160]
Definition: Education > Literacy > Total population
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above	59.5 %		[1st of 121]
Definition: Education > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Primary school girls out of school	64%		[15th of 99]
Definition: Education > Primary school girls out of school
Source: World Development Indicators database
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP	5.62 %		[38th of 136]
Definition: Education > Public spending on education, total > % of GDP
Source: Household survey data, net enrolment data from UNESCO, and data from UNICEF country offices
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	12.86 %		[49th of 103]
Definition: Education > Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure
Source: World Development Indicators database
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	31.05		[39th of 159]
Definition: Education > Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
Source: World Development Indicators database
Scientific and technical journal articles	1		[166th of 175]
Definition: Education > Scientific and technical journal articles
Source: World Development Indicators database

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