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Average years of schooling of adults	3.2		[81st of 100]
Children out of school, primary	113,349		[27th of 126]
Definition: Education > Children out of school, primary
Source: UNESCO
Duration of compulsory education	8 years		[117th of 171]
Definition: Education > Duration of compulsory education
Source: World Development Indicators database
Duration of education > Primary level	4		[173rd of 181]
Definition: Education > Duration of education > Primary level
Source: UNESCO
Duration of education > Secondary level	8		[16th of 181]
Definition: Education > Duration of education > Secondary level
Source: UNESCO
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	4,565		[120th of 150]
Definition: Education > Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level
Source: UNESCO
Education spending (% of GDP)	6%		[32nd of 132]
Definition: Education > Education spending (% of GDP)
Source: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Education, primary completion rate	57		[104th of 148]
Definition: Education > Education, primary completion rate
Source: United Nations Human Development Programme
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	24.9%		[113rd of 135]
Definition: Education > Enrolment ratio > Secondary level
Source: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	42.7%		[144th of 170]
Definition: Education > Female enrolment share > Secondary level
Source: UNESCO
Geographical aptitude results	70.189		[93rd of 191]
Definition: Education > Geographical aptitude results
Source: UNESCO
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+	37.3%		[29th of 138]
Definition: Education > Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+
Source: The Geography Zone
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write
Definition: Education > Literacy > Definition
Source: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Literacy > Male	76.1%		[119th of 156]
Definition: Education > Literacy > Male
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Literacy > Total population	62.7%		[130th of 160]
Definition: Education > Literacy > Total population
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	24.58 %		[6th of 103]
Definition: Education > Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Public spending per student > Primary level	8.2		[102nd of 126]
Definition: Education > Public spending per student > Primary level
Source: World Development Indicators database
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	63.63		[6th of 159]
Definition: Education > Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
Source: UNESCO
Tertiary enrollment	0.3%		[152nd of 151]
Definition: Education > Tertiary enrollment
Source: World Development Indicators database
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24	0.86		[2nd of 138]
Definition: Education > Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24
Source: UNESCO

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