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Average years of schooling of adults	7.6		[31st of 100]
Children out of school, primary	14,606		[66th of 126]
Definition: Education > Children out of school, primary
Source: UNESCO
Duration of compulsory education	11 years		[18th of 171]
Definition: Education > Duration of compulsory education
Source: World Development Indicators database
Duration of education > Primary level	6		[51st of 181]
Definition: Education > Duration of education > Primary level
Source: UNESCO
Duration of education > Secondary level	5		[149th of 181]
Definition: Education > Duration of education > Secondary level
Source: UNESCO
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	831,345		[28th of 150]
Definition: Education > Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level
Source: UNESCO
Education spending (% of GDP)	3%		[108th of 132]
Definition: Education > Education spending (% of GDP)
Source: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Education spending (% of total government expenditure)	17.1%		[39th of 96]
Definition: Education > Education spending (% of total government expenditure)
Source: United Nations Human Development Programme
Education, primary completion rate	99		[31st of 148]
Definition: Education > Education, primary completion rate
Source: United Nations Human Development Programme
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	61.5%		[78th of 135]
Definition: Education > Enrolment ratio > Secondary level
Source: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Geographical aptitude results	77.271		[25th of 191]
Definition: Education > Geographical aptitude results
Source: UNESCO
Literacy > Male	93.5%		[7th of 156]
Definition: Education > Literacy > Male
Source: The Geography Zone
Literacy > Total population	87.7%		[11th 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	13.7 %		[32nd 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		[103rd of 126]
Definition: Education > Public spending per student > Primary level
Source: World Development Indicators database
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	22.24		[75th of 159]
Definition: Education > Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
Source: UNESCO
School life expectancy > Total	12.4 years		[43rd of 110]
Definition: Education > School life expectancy > Total
Source: World Development Indicators database
Spending on teaching materials	8.3		[5th of 30]
Definition: Education > Spending on teaching materials
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Teachers as percentage of labor force	4.9%		[7th of 36]
Definition: Education > Teachers as percentage of labor force
Source: UNESCO
Tertiary enrollment	28.8%		[53rd of 151]
Definition: Education > Tertiary enrollment
Source: UNESCO Institute of Statistics

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