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The children have compulsory schooling
between the ages of 5 and 16. The school is free of
charge, but spending on school uniforms, transport and
books can be a challenge for poor families.
Almost all children go to preschool for at least a
year before starting at the age of 5. Then follows
eleven school years, divided into a six-year and a
five-year stage. The proportion of children who complete
all school years has increased after an expansion of
schools in the 1990s and is around 90 percent.
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Most schools are state-run, but there are also
private schools run by churches but largely funded by
state funds. There is a shortage of educated teachers.
For higher education there is a teacher's seminar and
a technical institute. Since 2001, there is also a
medical education that cooperates with schools and
hospitals in the USA and Canada.
FACTS - EDUCATION
Proportion of children starting primary
school
93.4 percent (2017)
Number of pupils per teacher in primary
school
14 (2017)
Reading and writing skills
95.6 percent (1970)
Public expenditure on education as a
percentage of GDP
18.6 percent (2017)
Public expenditure on education as a
percentage of the state budget
18.6 percent (2017)
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