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Average years of schooling of adults	5.4		[59th of 100]
Children out of school, primary	429,275		[21st of 126]
Definition: Education > Children out of school, primary
Source: UNESCO
Duration of compulsory education	7 years		[125th of 171]
Definition: Education > Duration of compulsory education
Source: World Development Indicators database
Duration of education > Primary level	7		[5th of 181]
Definition: Education > Duration of education > Primary level
Source: UNESCO
Duration of education > Secondary level	6		[76th of 181]
Definition: Education > Duration of education > Secondary level
Source: UNESCO
Education spending (% of GDP)	4.7%		[65th of 132]
Definition: Education > Education spending (% of GDP)
Source: UNESCO
Education, primary completion rate	80		[105th of 148]
Definition: Education > Education, primary completion rate
Source: United Nations Human Development Programme
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	40.4%		[98th of 135]
Definition: Education > Enrolment ratio > Secondary level
Source: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Female teachers > Lower secondary	37.4%		[20th of 20]
Definition: Education > Female teachers > Lower secondary
Source: UNESCO
Geographical aptitude results	54.913		[190th of 191]
Definition: Education > Geographical aptitude results
Source: UNESCO Institute of Statistics
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13	1,375 hours		[2nd of 38]
Definition: Education > Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13
Source: The Geography Zone
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9	753 hours		[26th of 38]
Definition: Education > Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9
Source: UNESCO Institute of Statistics
Library books	100,590		[69th of 81]
Definition: Education > Library books
Source: UNESCO Institute of Statistics
Literacy > Male	94.2%		[69th of 156]
Definition: Education > Literacy > Male
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Literacy > Total population	90.7%		[79th of 160]
Definition: Education > Literacy > Total population
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Public spending per student > Primary level	13.2		[69th of 126]
Definition: Education > Public spending per student > Primary level
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	38.56		[26th of 159]
Definition: Education > Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
Source: UNESCO
Spending on teaching materials	1.3		[20th of 30]
Definition: Education > Spending on teaching materials
Source: World Development Indicators database
Teaching weeks per year > Primary	39 weeks per year		[18th of 36]
Definition: Education > Teaching weeks per year > Primary
Source: UNESCO
Tertiary enrollment	3.9%		[117th of 151]
Definition: Education > Tertiary enrollment
Source: UNESCO Institute of Statistics

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