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Education

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Graph Illiteracy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)          
Graph Illiteracy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)          
Graph Illiteracy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)          
Graph Primary education, pupils   3736450 2184920 2375700  
Graph Primary education, pupils (% female)   48.63 48.72 48.3  
Graph Public spending on education, total (% of GDP)   8.49 6.69 6.5  
Graph Pupil-teacher ratio, primary   23.36   15.35  

School Enrollment

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Graph School enrollment, primary (% gross)   101.07 98.99 102.97  
Graph School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)   100.57 99.1 102  
Graph School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)   101.56 98.87 103.9  
Graph School enrollment, secondary (% gross)   65.23 87.62 100.65  
Graph School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)   65.02 88.57 100.65  
Graph School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)   65.43 86.7 100.66  
Graph School enrollment, secondary (% net)       88.69  
Graph School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)       89.04  
Graph School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)       88.36  
Graph School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)   53.12 57.06 94.66