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Average years of schooling of adults	7.8		[30th of 100]
Children out of school, primary	351		[70th of 126]
Definition: Education > Children out of school, primary
Duration of compulsory education	7 years		[130th of 171]
Definition: Education > Duration of compulsory education
Duration of education > Primary level	7		[14th of 181]
Definition: Education > Duration of education > Primary level
Duration of education > Secondary level	5		[163rd of 181]
Definition: Education > Duration of education > Secondary level
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	12,316		[110th of 150]
Definition: Education > Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level
Education spending (% of GDP)	4.3%		[77th of 132]
Definition: Education > Education spending (% of GDP)
Education spending (% of total government expenditure)	13.4%		[57th of 96]
Definition: Education > Education spending (% of total government expenditure)
Education, primary completion rate	91		[69th of 148]
Definition: Education > Education, primary completion rate
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	70.7%		[57th of 135]
Definition: Education > Enrolment ratio > Secondary level
Geographical aptitude results	77.573		[21st of 191]
Definition: Education > Geographical aptitude results
Literacy > Male	99.1%		[22nd of 156]
Definition: Education > Literacy > Male
Literacy > Total population	98.6%		[34th of 160]
Definition: Education > Literacy > Total population
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	13.4 %		[46th of 103]
Definition: Education > Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure
Public spending per student > Primary level	16.2		[44th of 126]
Definition: Education > Public spending per student > Primary level
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	17.52		[79th of 159]
Definition: Education > Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
School life expectancy > Male	11.3 years		[58th of 97]
Definition: Education > School life expectancy > Male
School life expectancy > Total	11.5 years		[54th of 110]
Definition: Education > School life expectancy > Total
Spending on teaching materials	0.4		[25th of 30]
Definition: Education > Spending on teaching materials
Tertiary enrollment	6.5%		[108th of 151]
Definition: Education > Tertiary enrollment

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