' s ▁budget ▁still ▁only ▁allocated ▁about ▁ 2 - 3 ▁percent ▁to ▁health ▁and ▁education . ▁This ▁figure ▁stands ▁far ▁below ▁the ▁Sub - S ah aran ▁average ▁of ▁ 1 6 % ▁of ▁government ▁budget . ▁The ▁current ▁education ▁system ▁is ▁still ▁quite ▁new , ▁as ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁law ▁de emed ▁education ▁fundamental ▁for ▁all ▁citizens ▁and ▁the ▁country ▁began ▁to ▁follow ▁international ▁standards . ▁ ▁Primary ▁and ▁Second ary ▁Education ▁ ▁Primary ▁education ▁is ▁for ▁five ▁years ▁followed ▁by ▁four ▁years ▁of ▁secondary ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁stage ▁and ▁three ▁subsequent ▁years ▁of ▁secondary ▁education ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁stage . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁about ▁ 3 5 % ▁of ▁children ▁between ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁three ▁and ▁six ▁were ▁en rolled ▁in ▁some ▁type ▁of ▁pr esch ool ▁program . ▁It ▁is ▁estimated ▁that ▁about ▁ 4 5 ▁percent ▁of ▁all ▁students ▁complete ▁their ▁primary ▁education . ▁The ▁student - to - te acher ▁ratio ▁for ▁primary ▁school ▁was ▁at ▁about ▁ 4 3 : 1 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ; ▁the ▁ratio ▁for ▁secondary ▁school ▁was ▁about ▁ 2 3 : 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁quality ▁of ▁school ing ▁is ▁low , ▁along ▁with ▁poor ▁out comes . ▁More ▁than ▁sevent y ▁percent ▁of ▁first ▁grade ▁students ▁were ▁class ified ▁as ▁Low ▁Ach iev ement ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Additionally , ▁it ▁is ▁hard ▁to ▁track ▁out comes , ▁as ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁national ▁assess ments . ▁The