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Learning-adjusted years of schooling

years · higher is better · 173 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2020

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  1. 1Singapore12.8
  2. 2Hong Kong SAR, China11.9
  3. 3Finland11.7
  4. 4Japan11.7
  5. 5Canada11.7
  6. 6Estonia11.7
  7. 7Korea, Rep.11.7
  8. 8Ireland11.6
  9. 9Sweden11.6
  10. 10Macao SAR, China11.6
  11. 11Netherlands11.5
  12. 12United Kingdom11.5
  13. 13New Zealand11.4
  14. 14Poland11.4
  15. 15Slovenia11.4
  16. 16Portugal11.3
  17. 17France11.3
  18. 18Norway11.2
  19. 19Australia11.2
  20. 20Belgium11.2
  21. 21Czechia11.1
  22. 22Denmark11.1
  23. 23Germany11
  24. 24Latvia11
  25. 25Lithuania11
  26. 26Switzerland10.9
  27. 27Cyprus10.9
  28. 28Austria10.9
  29. 29Russian Federation10.9
  30. 30Belarus10.8
  31. 31Iceland10.7
  32. 32Viet Nam10.7
  33. 33Israel10.6
  34. 34United States10.6
  35. 35Spain10.5
  36. 36Italy10.5
  37. 37Croatia10.4
  38. 38Hungary10.3
  39. 39Malta10.2
  40. 40Greece10
  41. 41Ukraine9.9
  42. 42Slovak Republic9.8
  43. 43Luxembourg9.8
  44. 44Serbia9.8
  45. 45Seychelles9.7
  46. 46United Arab Emirates9.6
  47. 47Chile9.4
  48. 48Mauritius9.4
  49. 49Bahrain9.3
  50. 50China9.3
  51. 51Turkiye9.2
  52. 52Brunei Darussalam9.2
  53. 53Mongolia9.2
  54. 54Uzbekistan9.1
  55. 55Kazakhstan9.1
  56. 56Trinidad and Tobago9.1
  57. 57Costa Rica9
  58. 58Albania9
  59. 59Montenegro8.9
  60. 60Malaysia8.9
  61. 61Mexico8.8
  62. 62Qatar8.8
  63. 63Ecuador8.7
  64. 64Palau8.7
  65. 65Bulgaria8.7
  66. 66Thailand8.7
  67. 67Kyrgyz Republic8.7
  68. 68Oman8.6
  69. 69Peru8.6
  70. 70Colombia8.6
  71. 71Uruguay8.6
  72. 72St. Lucia8.5
  73. 73St. Kitts and Nevis8.5
  74. 74Kenya8.5
  75. 75Sri Lanka8.5
  76. 76Antigua and Barbuda8.4
  77. 77Argentina8.4
  78. 78Romania8.4
  79. 79Moldova8.3
  80. 80Azerbaijan8.3
  81. 81Georgia8.3
  82. 82Grenada8.3
  83. 83Iran, Islamic Rep.8.2
  84. 84West Bank and Gaza8
  85. 85Dominica8
  86. 86Armenia8
  87. 87Saudi Arabia7.9
  88. 88Brazil7.9
  89. 89Indonesia7.8
  90. 90Bosnia and Herzegovina7.8
  91. 91St. Vincent and the Grenadines7.7
  92. 92Jordan7.7
  93. 93El Salvador7.6
  94. 94Philippines7.5
  95. 95Kuwait7.4
  96. 96Kiribati7.4
  97. 97North Macedonia7.3
  98. 98Samoa7.2
  99. 99Nepal7.2
  100. 100Micronesia, Fed. Sts.7.2
  101. 101Tonga7.1
  102. 102India7.1
  103. 103Algeria7.1
  104. 104Jamaica7.1
  105. 105Zimbabwe7
  106. 106Paraguay7
  107. 107Fiji7
  108. 108Cambodia6.8
  109. 109Myanmar6.8
  110. 110Tajikistan6.8
  111. 111Guyana6.8
  112. 112Nicaragua6.7
  113. 113Dominican Republic6.6
  114. 114Egypt, Arab Rep.6.5
  115. 115Naoero6.5
  116. 116Tunisia6.5
  117. 117Panama6.5
  118. 118Lebanon6.3
  119. 119Bhutan6.3
  120. 120Morocco6.3
  121. 121Lesotho6.3
  122. 122Guatemala6.3
  123. 123Timor-Leste6.3
  124. 124Lao PDR6.3
  125. 125Haiti6.1
  126. 126Honduras6.1
  127. 127Namibia6.1
  128. 128Gabon6
  129. 129Papua New Guinea6
  130. 130Tuvalu6
  131. 131Bangladesh6
  132. 132Togo6
  133. 133Ghana6
  134. 134Benin5.7
  135. 135Marshall Islands5.7
  136. 136Vanuatu5.6
  137. 137South Africa5.6
  138. 138Malawi5.5
  139. 139Gambia, The5.4
  140. 140Cameroon5.3
  141. 141Congo, Rep.5.3
  142. 142Burundi5.2
  143. 143Comoros5.1
  144. 144Botswana5.1
  145. 145Pakistan5.1
  146. 146Afghanistan5.1
  147. 147Nigeria5
  148. 148Zambia5
  149. 149Sierra Leone4.9
  150. 150Senegal4.8
  151. 151Cote d'Ivoire4.8
  152. 152Madagascar4.7
  153. 153Solomon Islands4.7
  154. 154Guinea4.6
  155. 155Burkina Faso4.5
  156. 156Congo, Dem. Rep.4.5
  157. 157Eswatini4.5
  158. 158Tanzania4.5
  159. 159Mozambique4.5
  160. 160Ethiopia4.3
  161. 161Uganda4.3
  162. 162Sudan4.3
  163. 163Angola4.2
  164. 164Mauritania4.2
  165. 165Yemen, Rep.4.2
  166. 166Iraq4
  167. 167Rwanda3.9
  168. 168Chad2.8
  169. 169Central African Republic2.7
  170. 170Niger2.7
  171. 171Mali2.6
  172. 172South Sudan2.5
  173. 173Liberia2.2

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