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Expected years of schooling among boys

years · higher is better · 195 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Monaco21.1
  2. 2Greece20.7
  3. 3Turkiye19.9
  4. 4Australia19.8
  5. 5New Zealand18.9
  6. 6Ireland18.8
  7. 7Finland18.4
  8. 8Netherlands18.2
  9. 9Denmark18.1
  10. 10Belgium18
  11. 11Norway17.9
  12. 12Iceland17.6
  13. 13Sweden17.4
  14. 14Germany17.3
  15. 15United Kingdom17.2
  16. 16Spain17.2
  17. 17Portugal17.1
  18. 18St. Kitts and Nevis17
  19. 19Argentina17
  20. 20Korea, Rep.16.9
  21. 21Hong Kong SAR, China16.9
  22. 22Slovenia16.7
  23. 23Chile16.6
  24. 24Singapore16.6
  25. 25Tonga16.6
  26. 26Switzerland16.5
  27. 27Georgia16.5
  28. 28Liechtenstein16.4
  29. 29Saudi Arabia16.4
  30. 30Seychelles16.3
  31. 31Italy16.2
  32. 32Czechia16.2
  33. 33Uruguay16.1
  34. 34St. Vincent and the Grenadines16.1
  35. 35Grenada16
  36. 36Lithuania15.9
  37. 37Poland15.8
  38. 38Marshall Islands15.8
  39. 39Costa Rica15.8
  40. 40Austria15.8
  41. 41Eswatini15.8
  42. 42Latvia15.7
  43. 43France15.6
  44. 44Japan15.5
  45. 45Bolivia15.5
  46. 46Cyprus15.5
  47. 47Croatia15.4
  48. 48Viet Nam15.4
  49. 49Bahrain15.4
  50. 50Canada15.3
  51. 51Malta15.3
  52. 52United Arab Emirates15.3
  53. 53Thailand15.2
  54. 54Estonia15.1
  55. 55Hungary15.1
  56. 56Brazil15.1
  57. 57China15.1
  58. 58Morocco15.1
  59. 59United States15.1
  60. 60Bulgaria14.9
  61. 61Montenegro14.9
  62. 62Algeria14.8
  63. 63Barbados14.8
  64. 64Peru14.8
  65. 65Togo14.5
  66. 66Israel14.4
  67. 67San Marino14.4
  68. 68Slovak Republic14.4
  69. 69Serbia14.4
  70. 70Ecuador14.4
  71. 71Andorra14.3
  72. 72Antigua and Barbuda14.3
  73. 73Albania14.3
  74. 74Moldova14.3
  75. 75North Macedonia14.3
  76. 76Luxembourg14.2
  77. 77Colombia14
  78. 78Nepal14
  79. 79Kuwait13.9
  80. 80Armenia13.9
  81. 81Mexico13.9
  82. 82Trinidad and Tobago13.9
  83. 83Kazakhstan13.9
  84. 84Iran, Islamic Rep.13.9
  85. 85Tunisia13.8
  86. 86Belarus13.7
  87. 87Mauritius13.6
  88. 88Paraguay13.6
  89. 89Romania13.5
  90. 90Afghanistan13.4
  91. 91Fiji13.3
  92. 92Dominica13.3
  93. 93Brunei Darussalam13.3
  94. 94Egypt, Arab Rep.13.2
  95. 95Turkmenistan13.2
  96. 96South Africa13.2
  97. 97Cuba13.2
  98. 98Russian Federation13.1
  99. 99Palau13.1
  100. 100Ukraine13.1
  101. 101Mongolia13.1
  102. 102Indonesia13.1
  103. 103Timor-Leste13
  104. 104Oman13
  105. 105India12.9
  106. 106Comoros12.9
  107. 107Equatorial Guinea12.9
  108. 108Angola12.9
  109. 109Azerbaijan12.9
  110. 110Iraq12.9
  111. 111Libya12.8
  112. 112Guyana12.7
  113. 113Jordan12.7
  114. 114Panama12.7
  115. 115Sao Tome and Principe12.7
  116. 116Rwanda12.6
  117. 117Bosnia and Herzegovina12.6
  118. 118Bhutan12.6
  119. 119Sri Lanka12.6
  120. 120Dominican Republic12.6
  121. 121Kyrgyz Republic12.6
  122. 122Naoero12.6
  123. 123Korea, Dem. People's Rep.12.5
  124. 124Uzbekistan12.4
  125. 125Qatar12.3
  126. 126Gabon12.3
  127. 127Malaysia12.2
  128. 128West Bank and Gaza12.2
  129. 129Tuvalu12.1
  130. 130Philippines12.1
  131. 131Papua New Guinea12.1
  132. 132Congo, Rep.12.1
  133. 133St. Lucia12.1
  134. 134Uganda12
  135. 135Samoa11.9
  136. 136Bangladesh11.9
  137. 137Namibia11.8
  138. 138Vanuatu11.7
  139. 139Cote d'Ivoire11.7
  140. 140Guinea-Bissau11.7
  141. 141Belize11.6
  142. 142Maldives11.6
  143. 143Venezuela, RB11.6
  144. 144Solomon Islands11.6
  145. 145Bahamas, The11.6
  146. 146Micronesia, Fed. Sts.11.6
  147. 147Ghana11.5
  148. 148Congo, Dem. Rep.11.5
  149. 149Kenya11.5
  150. 150Lebanon11.4
  151. 151Guinea11.4
  152. 152Zimbabwe11.4
  153. 153Cameroon11.4
  154. 154Nicaragua11.3
  155. 155Kiribati11.3
  156. 156Jamaica11.3
  157. 157Mozambique11.2
  158. 158Tajikistan11.2
  159. 159Cabo Verde11.1
  160. 160Benin11.1
  161. 161Botswana11.1
  162. 162Myanmar11.1
  163. 163Haiti11
  164. 164Cambodia10.9
  165. 165Zambia10.9
  166. 166Nigeria10.8
  167. 167Liberia10.8
  168. 168El Salvador10.7
  169. 169Lesotho10.7
  170. 170Suriname10.6
  171. 171Guatemala10.5
  172. 172Sierra Leone10.3
  173. 173Malawi9.8
  174. 174Lao PDR9.7
  175. 175Ethiopia9.7
  176. 176Honduras9.7
  177. 177Chad9.6
  178. 178Burundi9.6
  179. 179Niger9.1
  180. 180Madagascar8.9
  181. 181Sudan8.8
  182. 182Burkina Faso8.7
  183. 183Central African Republic8.6
  184. 184Pakistan8.6
  185. 185Tanzania8.5
  186. 186Senegal8.4
  187. 187Gambia, The8.1
  188. 188Yemen, Rep.8.1
  189. 189Somalia, Fed. Rep.8.1
  190. 190Mauritania7.8
  191. 191Eritrea7.8
  192. 192Mali7.7
  193. 193Syrian Arab Republic7.7
  194. 194South Sudan6.7
  195. 195Djibouti6.6

Expected years of schooling among boys