| Literacy (age 15 and over can read & write) (2000 census) |
total population: 92.5% male: 96.6% female: 88.6% |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | N/A |
| Years compulsory | 6 (starting at age 7) |
| Primary to secondary transition rate (2007) | 91% |
| Female Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) - Tertiary Education as a % for School year | N/A |
| Male Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) - Tertiary Education as a % for School year ending | N/A |
| Education expenditure |
3.2% of GDP (2009) 15.3% of total government expenditure (2008) |
| Distribution(%) of public expenditure per level (2008) |
pre-primary primary 21% secondary 33% tertiary 34% unknown 12% |
| Researchers per 1,000,000 inhabitants (FTE (2007) | 6088 |
| Expenditure on R&D as a % of GDP (2007) | 2.52% |
| Percentage distribution of gross domestic expenditure on research and development by source (2007) |
Business 59.8% Government 34.9% From abroad 4.3% Higher Education 0.9% |