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All children have access to free, compulsory education from the age of six to twelve years of age.
Almost ninety percent of primary school children attend either public schools or those run by Buddhist monasteries. In 1995-96, there were about six million students enrolled in primary schools. There are many universities to choose from and and over 600,000 students did enroll and attend institutions of higher learning during the early 90s.