| Literacy (age 15 and over can read & write) |
99.2% (2007) Male 99.0, Female 99.1 (2006) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) (2006) | male & female: 13.7 |
| Years compulsory | primary education 9 years, between ages 6 and 14 (since 1876) |
| Primary to secondary transition rate (2005) | 77% |
| Female Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) - Tertiary Education as a % for School year ending 2008 | 110% |
| Male Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) - Tertiary Education as a % for School year ending 2008 | 113% |
| Education expenditure |
3.9% of GDP (2004) 13.5% of total government expenditure (2003) |
| Distribution(%) of public expenditure per level (2010) |
From 2002: pre-primary N/A primary 59 secondary 34 tertiary N/A unknown 7 |
| Researchers per 1 000 000 inhabitants (FTE) | N/A |
| Expenditure on R&D as a % of GDP | N/A |
| Percentage distribution of gross domestic expenditure on research and development by source | N/A |