| Literacy (age 15 and over can read & write) (2000 census) |
total population: 92.6% male: 94.9% female: 90.5% |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) (2009) |
total: 12 years male: 12 years female: 13 years |
| Years compulsory | 9 (starting at age 6) |
| Primary to secondary transition rate (2006) | 87% |
| Female Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) - Tertiary Education as a % for School year ending 2008 | 49% |
| Male Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) - Tertiary Education as a % for School year ending 2008 | 40% |
| Education expenditure (2008) |
4.9% of GDP 25.7% of total government expenditure |
| Distribution(%) of public expenditure per level (2008) |
pre-primary 5% primary 37% secondary 33% tertiary 14% unknown 11% |
| Researchers per 1,000,000 inhabitants (FTE) (2005) | 311 |
| Expenditure on R&D as a % of GDP (2006) | 0.25% |
| Percentage distribution of gross domestic expenditure on research and development by source (2005) |
Business 48.7% Government 31.5% Higher Education 14.9% Not specified 2.4% From abroad 1.8% Private non-profit 0.7% |