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Children out of school, primary	296,005		[20th of 126]
Duration of compulsory education	9 years		[72nd of 171]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Duration of education > Primary level	4		[153rd of 181]
Source: UNESCO
Duration of education > Secondary level	7		[23rd of 181]
Source: UNESCO
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	2,296,221		[11th of 150]
Source: UNESCO
Education spending (% of GDP)	5.4%		[45th of 132]
Source: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Education spending (% of total government expenditure)	20.3%		[17th of 96]
Source: United Nations Human Development Programme
Education, primary completion rate	95		[66th of 148]
Source: United Nations Human Development Programme
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	46.5%		[126th of 170]
Source: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Geographical aptitude results	71.45		[83rd of 191]
Source: UNESCO
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+	0.4%		[131st of 138]
Source: The Geography Zone
Library books	4,122,490		[21st of 81]
Source: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Literacy > Male	99.8%		[3rd of 156]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Literacy > Total population	99.7%		[5th of 160]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	18.9 %		[16th of 103]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Public spending per student > Primary level	42.4		[4th of 126]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	18.7		[69th of 159]
Source: UNESCO
Tertiary enrollment	43.3%		[32nd of 151]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24	1		[17th of 138]
Source: UNESCO

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