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Expected years of schooling

years · higher is better · 195 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2023
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League table

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  1. 1Monaco21.7
  2. 2Greece20.8
  3. 3Australia20.7
  4. 4Turkiye19.8
  5. 5Finland19.5
  6. 6New Zealand19.3
  7. 7Ireland19.2
  8. 8Belgium19
  9. 9Sweden19
  10. 10Iceland18.9
  11. 11Argentina18.8
  12. 12Norway18.8
  13. 13Denmark18.7
  14. 14Netherlands18.6
  15. 15St. Kitts and Nevis18.4
  16. 16Seychelles18.2
  17. 17Spain17.8
  18. 18United Kingdom17.8
  19. 19Tonga17.8
  20. 20Portugal17.5
  21. 21Uruguay17.5
  22. 22Slovenia17.5
  23. 23Germany17.3
  24. 24Saudi Arabia16.9
  25. 25Chile16.9
  26. 26Hong Kong SAR, China16.9
  27. 27Czechia16.8
  28. 28Georgia16.8
  29. 29Singapore16.7
  30. 30Italy16.7
  31. 31Poland16.7
  32. 32Switzerland16.7
  33. 33Barbados16.6
  34. 34Korea, Rep.16.6
  35. 35Grenada16.6
  36. 36Latvia16.5
  37. 37Lithuania16.5
  38. 38Marshall Islands16.4
  39. 39Costa Rica16.3
  40. 40Croatia16.3
  41. 41Austria16.3
  42. 42St. Vincent and the Grenadines16.3
  43. 43Cyprus16.2
  44. 44France16.1
  45. 45Estonia16
  46. 46Bahrain15.9
  47. 47United States15.9
  48. 48Malta15.9
  49. 49Kuwait15.9
  50. 50Canada15.9
  51. 51Brazil15.8
  52. 52Bolivia15.6
  53. 53United Arab Emirates15.6
  54. 54Montenegro15.5
  55. 55Japan15.5
  56. 56Antigua and Barbuda15.5
  57. 57Algeria15.5
  58. 58China15.5
  59. 59Hungary15.5
  60. 60Viet Nam15.5
  61. 61Liechtenstein15.4
  62. 62Thailand15.4
  63. 63Bulgaria15.3
  64. 64Eswatini15.2
  65. 65Morocco15.1
  66. 66Serbia15
  67. 67Slovak Republic14.9
  68. 68Israel14.9
  69. 69Peru14.9
  70. 70Ecuador14.9
  71. 71North Macedonia14.8
  72. 72Tunisia14.7
  73. 73Moldova14.6
  74. 74San Marino14.6
  75. 75Andorra14.5
  76. 76Albania14.5
  77. 77Mexico14.5
  78. 78Armenia14.4
  79. 79Luxembourg14.4
  80. 80Colombia14.3
  81. 81Trinidad and Tobago14.2
  82. 82Mauritius14.2
  83. 83Dominica14.2
  84. 84Palau14.1
  85. 85Romania14.1
  86. 86Kazakhstan14
  87. 87Paraguay14
  88. 88Iran, Islamic Rep.14
  89. 89Cuba13.9
  90. 90Fiji13.8
  91. 91South Africa13.8
  92. 92Nepal13.8
  93. 93Belarus13.7
  94. 94Brunei Darussalam13.7
  95. 95Mongolia13.6
  96. 96Dominican Republic13.6
  97. 97Oman13.4
  98. 98Indonesia13.3
  99. 99Ukraine13.3
  100. 100Panama13.3
  101. 101Comoros13.3
  102. 102Timor-Leste13.3
  103. 103Turkmenistan13.2
  104. 104Russian Federation13.2
  105. 105Bosnia and Herzegovina13.2
  106. 106Bhutan13.2
  107. 107Qatar13.1
  108. 108Sri Lanka13.1
  109. 109Egypt, Arab Rep.13.1
  110. 110Jordan13.1
  111. 111Togo13.1
  112. 112Guyana13
  113. 113West Bank and Gaza13
  114. 114Venezuela, RB13
  115. 115India13
  116. 116Libya12.9
  117. 117Azerbaijan12.9
  118. 118Sao Tome and Principe12.9
  119. 119Naoero12.8
  120. 120Philippines12.8
  121. 121Maldives12.8
  122. 122St. Lucia12.7
  123. 123Kyrgyz Republic12.7
  124. 124Congo, Rep.12.7
  125. 125Malaysia12.7
  126. 126Rwanda12.6
  127. 127Equatorial Guinea12.5
  128. 128Gabon12.5
  129. 129Uzbekistan12.5
  130. 130Samoa12.4
  131. 131Jamaica12.4
  132. 132Tuvalu12.4
  133. 133Iraq12.4
  134. 134Bangladesh12.3
  135. 135Korea, Dem. People's Rep.12.2
  136. 136Angola12.2
  137. 137Belize12
  138. 138Bahamas, The11.9
  139. 139Kiribati11.9
  140. 140Vanuatu11.8
  141. 141Namibia11.8
  142. 142Lebanon11.7
  143. 143Uganda11.6
  144. 144Micronesia, Fed. Sts.11.5
  145. 145Papua New Guinea11.5
  146. 146Nicaragua11.5
  147. 147Myanmar11.5
  148. 148Kenya11.5
  149. 149Botswana11.4
  150. 150Ghana11.4
  151. 151Cote d'Ivoire11.4
  152. 152Cabo Verde11.4
  153. 153Solomon Islands11.3
  154. 154Cambodia11.2
  155. 155El Salvador11.1
  156. 156Zimbabwe11.1
  157. 157Zambia11
  158. 158Lesotho11
  159. 159Suriname11
  160. 160Congo, Dem. Rep.10.9
  161. 161Haiti10.9
  162. 162Tajikistan10.8
  163. 163Mozambique10.8
  164. 164Cameroon10.8
  165. 165Afghanistan10.8
  166. 166Guatemala10.7
  167. 167Guinea-Bissau10.6
  168. 168Nigeria10.5
  169. 169Liberia10.5
  170. 170Benin10.4
  171. 171Guinea10.4
  172. 172Honduras10.2
  173. 173Malawi9.9
  174. 174Burundi9.8
  175. 175Lao PDR9.6
  176. 176Ethiopia9.2
  177. 177Senegal9.1
  178. 178Sierra Leone9.1
  179. 179Madagascar9.1
  180. 180Gambia, The9
  181. 181Burkina Faso8.7
  182. 182Sudan8.6
  183. 183Tanzania8.6
  184. 184Chad8.3
  185. 185Niger8.3
  186. 186Mauritania7.9
  187. 187Pakistan7.9
  188. 188Yemen, Rep.7.5
  189. 189Somalia, Fed. Rep.7.5
  190. 190Central African Republic7.4
  191. 191Syrian Arab Republic7.4
  192. 192Eritrea7.3
  193. 193Mali7
  194. 194Djibouti6.2
  195. 195South Sudan5.6

Expected years of schooling