definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 28.7%

male: 42.9%

female: 15.1% (2005 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

total: 4 years

male: 5 years

female: 3 years (2006)

Education expenditures:

3.4% of GDP (2006) country comparison to the world: 134