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Average years of schooling of adults	2.4		[93rd of 100]
Duration of compulsory education	5 years		[167th of 171]
Definition: Education > Duration of compulsory education
Source: UNESCO
Duration of education > Primary level	5		[138th of 181]
Definition: Education > Duration of education > Primary level
Source: UNESCO
Duration of education > Secondary level	5		[156th of 181]
Definition: Education > Duration of education > Secondary level
Source: UNESCO
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	124,817		[71st of 150]
Definition: Education > Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level
Source: UNESCO
Education spending (% of GDP)	3.4%		[99th of 132]
Definition: Education > Education spending (% of GDP)
Source: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Education spending (% of total government expenditure)	14.9%		[50th of 96]
Definition: Education > Education spending (% of total government expenditure)
Source: United Nations Human Development Programme
Education, primary completion rate	76		[3rd of 148]
Definition: Education > Education, primary completion rate
Source: United Nations Human Development Programme
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	41%		[147th of 170]
Definition: Education > Female enrolment share > Secondary level
Source: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Geographical aptitude results	68.132		[110th of 191]
Definition: Education > Geographical aptitude results
Source: UNESCO
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+	54.9%		[12th 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	62.7%		[139th of 156]
Definition: Education > Literacy > Male
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Literacy > Total population	45.2%		[150th of 160]
Definition: Education > Literacy > Total population
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Primary school girls out of school	47%		[25th of 99]
Definition: Education > Primary school girls out of school
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	14.89 %		[35th of 103]
Definition: Education > Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure
Source: Household survey data, net enrolment data from UNESCO, and data from UNICEF country offices
Public spending per student > Primary level	14.2		[56th of 126]
Definition: Education > Public spending per student > Primary level
Source: World Development Indicators database
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	39.71		[26th of 159]
Definition: Education > Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
Source: UNESCO
Tertiary enrollment	4.6%		[114th of 151]
Definition: Education > Tertiary enrollment
Source: World Development Indicators database
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24	0.75		[26th of 138]
Definition: Education > Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24
Source: UNESCO

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