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Average years of schooling

years · higher is better · 193 countries

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  1. 1Germany14.3
  2. 2Switzerland13.9
  3. 3United States13.9
  4. 4Iceland13.9
  5. 5Canada13.9
  6. 6Lithuania13.6
  7. 7Estonia13.6
  8. 8Israel13.5
  9. 9United Kingdom13.5
  10. 10Latvia13.4
  11. 11Palau13.3
  12. 12Poland13.2
  13. 13Norway13.1
  14. 14Slovak Republic13.1
  15. 15Denmark13
  16. 16United Arab Emirates13
  17. 17Finland13
  18. 18Czechia13
  19. 19Slovenia13
  20. 20New Zealand12.9
  21. 21Australia12.9
  22. 22Bahamas, The12.8
  23. 23Montenegro12.8
  24. 24Sweden12.7
  25. 25Korea, Rep.12.7
  26. 26Georgia12.7
  27. 27Belgium12.7
  28. 28Japan12.7
  29. 29Netherlands12.7
  30. 30Luxembourg12.6
  31. 31Cyprus12.6
  32. 32Kazakhstan12.5
  33. 33Malta12.4
  34. 34Russian Federation12.4
  35. 35Liechtenstein12.4
  36. 36Austria12.4
  37. 37Hong Kong SAR, China12.4
  38. 38Belarus12.3
  39. 39Hungary12.3
  40. 40Croatia12.1
  41. 41Kyrgyz Republic12.1
  42. 42Singapore12
  43. 43Uzbekistan11.9
  44. 44Oman11.9
  45. 45Moldova11.8
  46. 46France11.8
  47. 47Ireland11.7
  48. 48Antigua and Barbuda11.6
  49. 49Serbia11.6
  50. 50Marshall Islands11.6
  51. 51South Africa11.6
  52. 51Andorra11.6
  53. 52Saudi Arabia11.6
  54. 53Greece11.6
  55. 54Romania11.6
  56. 55Bulgaria11.5
  57. 56San Marino11.4
  58. 57Armenia11.3
  59. 58Samoa11.3
  60. 59St. Vincent and the Grenadines11.3
  61. 60Chile11.3
  62. 61Tajikistan11.3
  63. 62Turkmenistan11.2
  64. 63Seychelles11.2
  65. 64Argentina11.2
  66. 65Bahrain11.1
  67. 66Ukraine11.1
  68. 67Malaysia11.1
  69. 68Azerbaijan11.1
  70. 69Bosnia and Herzegovina11
  71. 70Tonga10.9
  72. 71St. Kitts and Nevis10.8
  73. 72Iran, Islamic Rep.10.8
  74. 73Panama10.8
  75. 74Italy10.8
  76. 75Trinidad and Tobago10.8
  77. 76Qatar10.8
  78. 76Sri Lanka10.8
  79. 77Tuvalu10.8
  80. 78Spain10.8
  81. 79Cuba10.6
  82. 80Uruguay10.5
  83. 81Botswana10.5
  84. 82Fiji10.4
  85. 83Lebanon10.4
  86. 84Jordan10.2
  87. 85North Macedonia10.2
  88. 86Albania10.2
  89. 87Peru10.2
  90. 88Egypt, Arab Rep.10.1
  91. 89West Bank and Gaza10.1
  92. 90Dominica10.1
  93. 91Mauritius10.1
  94. 92Bolivia10
  95. 93Philippines10
  96. 94Jamaica10
  97. 95Nicaragua9.9
  98. 96Barbados9.9
  99. 97Portugal9.7
  100. 98Gabon9.7
  101. 99Venezuela, RB9.7
  102. 100Naoero9.4
  103. 101Grenada9.4
  104. 102Dominican Republic9.4
  105. 103Mongolia9.4
  106. 104Mexico9.3
  107. 105Brunei Darussalam9.3
  108. 106Kiribati9.1
  109. 107Thailand9
  110. 108Colombia9
  111. 109Turkiye9
  112. 110Viet Nam9
  113. 111Ecuador9
  114. 112Zimbabwe8.9
  115. 113Paraguay8.9
  116. 114Costa Rica8.8
  117. 115Belize8.8
  118. 116Guyana8.7
  119. 117Indonesia8.7
  120. 118Eswatini8.7
  121. 119Kenya8.6
  122. 120St. Lucia8.6
  123. 121Suriname8.4
  124. 122Brazil8.4
  125. 123Congo, Rep.8.3
  126. 124Equatorial Guinea8.3
  127. 125China8
  128. 126Libya7.8
  129. 127Lesotho7.7
  130. 128Tunisia7.6
  131. 129Nigeria7.6
  132. 130Kuwait7.6
  133. 131Honduras7.5
  134. 132Algeria7.4
  135. 133Maldives7.4
  136. 134Zambia7.4
  137. 135Congo, Dem. Rep.7.4
  138. 136Micronesia, Fed. Sts.7.3
  139. 137El Salvador7.3
  140. 138Namibia7.3
  141. 139Vanuatu7.2
  142. 140Ghana7.1
  143. 141India6.9
  144. 142Bangladesh6.8
  145. 143Iraq6.8
  146. 144Cameroon6.6
  147. 145Myanmar6.4
  148. 146Uganda6.3
  149. 147Timor-Leste6.2
  150. 148Morocco6.2
  151. 149Liberia6.2
  152. 150Cabo Verde6.1
  153. 151Tanzania6.1
  154. 152Lao PDR6.1
  155. 153Comoros6
  156. 154Sao Tome and Principe6
  157. 155Angola6
  158. 156Syrian Arab Republic5.9
  159. 157Solomon Islands5.9
  160. 158Togo5.9
  161. 159Guatemala5.8
  162. 160Bhutan5.8
  163. 161South Sudan5.7
  164. 162Yemen, Rep.5.5
  165. 163Haiti5.4
  166. 164Malawi5.2
  167. 165Cambodia5.2
  168. 166Eritrea5.1
  169. 167Papua New Guinea5
  170. 168Rwanda4.9
  171. 169Cote d'Ivoire4.9
  172. 170Mauritania4.9
  173. 171Gambia, The4.7
  174. 172Madagascar4.6
  175. 173Mozambique4.6
  176. 174Nepal4.5
  177. 175Pakistan4.3
  178. 176Central African Republic4
  179. 177Sudan4
  180. 178Djibouti4
  181. 179Guinea-Bissau3.7
  182. 180Sierra Leone3.5
  183. 181Burundi3.5
  184. 182Benin3.2
  185. 183Senegal2.9
  186. 184Afghanistan2.5
  187. 185Guinea2.5
  188. 186Ethiopia2.4
  189. 187Chad2.3
  190. 188Burkina Faso2.3
  191. 189Somalia, Fed. Rep.1.9
  192. 190Mali1.6
  193. 191Niger1.4

Average years of schooling

Average years of schooling by country 2023 | worldgovdata