| Literacy (age 15 and over can read & write) (2000 census) |
total population: 88.7% male: 92% female: 85.4% |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) (2007) |
total: 13 years male: 12 years female: 13 years |
| Years compulsory | 6 (starting at 6) |
| Primary to secondary transition rate (2006) | 99% |
| Female Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) - Tertiary Education as a % for School year ending 2008 | 41% |
| Male Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) - Tertiary Education as a % for School year ending 2008 | 32% |
| Education expenditure (2008) |
4.6% of GDP 18.2% of total government expenditure |
| Distribution(%) of public expenditure per level (2006) |
pre-primary 2% primary 33% secondary 29% tertiary 36% unknown |
| Researchers per 1,000,000 inhabitants (FTE) (2006) | 372 |
| Expenditure on R&D as a % of GDP | 0.64% |
| Percentage distribution of gross domestic expenditure on research and development by source |
Business 84.7% Higher Education 9.7% Government 5.0% From abroad 0.4% Private non-profit 0.2% |