definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 58.6%

male: 69.9%

female: 47.6% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

total: 5 years

male: 6 years

female: 4 years (2004)

Education expenditures:

2.4% of GDP (2006) country comparison to the world: 161