definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 89.9%

male: 93.9%

female: 86.4% (2006 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

total: 8 years

male: 8 years

female: 8 years (2001)

Education expenditures:

1.2% of GDP (2001) country comparison to the world: 178