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Average years of schooling among men

years · higher is better · 192 countries

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  1. 1Germany14.6
  2. 2Switzerland14.3
  3. 3Iceland13.8
  4. 4United States13.8
  5. 5Canada13.8
  6. 6Lithuania13.5
  7. 7Israel13.5
  8. 8United Kingdom13.4
  9. 9Montenegro13.3
  10. 10Korea, Rep.13.3
  11. 11Estonia13.3
  12. 12Palau13.3
  13. 13United Arab Emirates13.1
  14. 14Czechia13.1
  15. 15Slovak Republic13.1
  16. 16Latvia13.1
  17. 17Japan13
  18. 18Poland13
  19. 19Norway13
  20. 20Netherlands12.9
  21. 21New Zealand12.9
  22. 22Slovenia12.9
  23. 23Denmark12.8
  24. 24Hong Kong SAR, China12.8
  25. 25Australia12.8
  26. 26Finland12.8
  27. 27Bahamas, The12.8
  28. 28Belgium12.7
  29. 29Georgia12.6
  30. 30Liechtenstein12.6
  31. 31Austria12.6
  32. 32Malta12.6
  33. 33Cyprus12.6
  34. 34Sweden12.6
  35. 35Kazakhstan12.5
  36. 36Hungary12.5
  37. 37Luxembourg12.4
  38. 38Singapore12.3
  39. 39Croatia12.3
  40. 40Russian Federation12.3
  41. 41Belarus12.3
  42. 42Kyrgyz Republic12.2
  43. 43Uzbekistan12.1
  44. 44Saudi Arabia12
  45. 45Serbia12
  46. 46France11.9
  47. 47Greece11.9
  48. 48Marshall Islands11.8
  49. 49Romania11.8
  50. 50Moldova11.7
  51. 51South Africa11.7
  52. 52Andorra11.7
  53. 53Oman11.7
  54. 54Bosnia and Herzegovina11.7
  55. 55Tajikistan11.6
  56. 56Turkmenistan11.5
  57. 57Ireland11.5
  58. 58Seychelles11.4
  59. 59Chile11.4
  60. 60San Marino11.4
  61. 61Bulgaria11.4
  62. 62Armenia11.3
  63. 63Malaysia11.2
  64. 64St. Vincent and the Grenadines11.2
  65. 65Azerbaijan11.2
  66. 66Antigua and Barbuda11.1
  67. 67Italy11
  68. 68Tuvalu10.9
  69. 69Samoa10.9
  70. 70Argentina10.9
  71. 71Jordan10.9
  72. 72Iran, Islamic Rep.10.8
  73. 73Sri Lanka10.8
  74. 74Tonga10.8
  75. 75Spain10.8
  76. 76North Macedonia10.8
  77. 77Bolivia10.7
  78. 78Ukraine10.7
  79. 79Peru10.7
  80. 80Trinidad and Tobago10.6
  81. 81Bahrain10.6
  82. 82St. Kitts and Nevis10.6
  83. 83Panama10.5
  84. 84Cuba10.5
  85. 85Botswana10.5
  86. 86Albania10.5
  87. 87Fiji10.3
  88. 88Uruguay10.3
  89. 89Qatar10.2
  90. 90Dominica10.2
  91. 91Naoero10.2
  92. 92Mauritius10.1
  93. 93West Bank and Gaza10
  94. 94Nicaragua10
  95. 95Philippines9.8
  96. 96Egypt, Arab Rep.9.7
  97. 97Zimbabwe9.7
  98. 98Turkiye9.7
  99. 99Venezuela, RB9.7
  100. 100Portugal9.7
  101. 101Jamaica9.6
  102. 102Grenada9.6
  103. 103Mexico9.5
  104. 104Viet Nam9.5
  105. 105Congo, Rep.9.4
  106. 106Kenya9.3
  107. 107Brunei Darussalam9.3
  108. 108Thailand9.2
  109. 109Lebanon9.1
  110. 110Barbados9.1
  111. 111Ecuador9
  112. 112Indonesia9
  113. 113Dominican Republic9
  114. 114Kiribati9
  115. 115Congo, Dem. Rep.9
  116. 116Eswatini8.9
  117. 117Paraguay8.9
  118. 118Colombia8.9
  119. 119Gabon8.9
  120. 120Mongolia8.9
  121. 121Belize8.8
  122. 122Costa Rica8.7
  123. 123Nigeria8.7
  124. 124Guyana8.6
  125. 125Zambia8.4
  126. 126St. Lucia8.4
  127. 127Ghana8.3
  128. 128China8.3
  129. 129Tunisia8.2
  130. 130Suriname8.2
  131. 131Brazil8.2
  132. 132Honduras8.1
  133. 133Iraq8
  134. 134India8
  135. 135Algeria7.9
  136. 136Uganda7.9
  137. 137Liberia7.8
  138. 138Micronesia, Fed. Sts.7.8
  139. 139El Salvador7.6
  140. 140Cameroon7.6
  141. 141Vanuatu7.5
  142. 142Yemen, Rep.7.5
  143. 143Togo7.4
  144. 144Maldives7.4
  145. 145Bangladesh7.4
  146. 146Angola7.3
  147. 147Libya7.2
  148. 148Kuwait7.1
  149. 149Morocco7.1
  150. 150Namibia7
  151. 151Lao PDR7
  152. 152Lesotho7
  153. 153Comoros6.9
  154. 154Solomon Islands6.8
  155. 155Timor-Leste6.8
  156. 156Sao Tome and Principe6.8
  157. 157Tanzania6.7
  158. 158Myanmar6.7
  159. 159Syrian Arab Republic6.7
  160. 160Guatemala6.5
  161. 161Malawi6.4
  162. 162Bhutan6.3
  163. 163Cabo Verde6.3
  164. 164Cambodia6.2
  165. 165South Sudan6.2
  166. 166Haiti6.1
  167. 167Mauritania5.9
  168. 168Nepal5.8
  169. 169Gambia, The5.8
  170. 170Eritrea5.7
  171. 171Mozambique5.7
  172. 172Papua New Guinea5.7
  173. 173Cote d'Ivoire5.6
  174. 174Central African Republic5.4
  175. 175Rwanda5.3
  176. 176Djibouti5.1
  177. 177Guinea-Bissau5.1
  178. 178Madagascar4.9
  179. 179Sierra Leone4.8
  180. 180Benin4.6
  181. 181Pakistan4.6
  182. 182Burundi4.3
  183. 183Sudan4.3
  184. 184Afghanistan3.9
  185. 185Senegal3.8
  186. 186Guinea3.6
  187. 187Chad3.5
  188. 188Ethiopia3.2
  189. 189Burkina Faso3.1
  190. 190Somalia, Fed. Rep.2.9
  191. 191Mali2.2
  192. 192Niger1.8

Average years of schooling among men