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Average years of schooling

years · higher is better · 145 countries

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

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  1. 1Ireland13.7
  2. 2Korea, Rep.13.7
  3. 3Iceland13.5
  4. 4United States13.3
  5. 5Slovak Republic13.1
  6. 6Germany13.1
  7. 7Singapore13.1
  8. 8Switzerland13
  9. 9Canada12.9
  10. 9Czechia12.9
  11. 9Australia12.9
  12. 10United Kingdom12.9
  13. 11Japan12.8
  14. 11Hong Kong SAR, China12.8
  15. 12Taiwan12.8
  16. 13Lithuania12.5
  17. 14Cyprus12.4
  18. 15Estonia12.3
  19. 16Malta12.1
  20. 17Norway12.1
  21. 18Slovenia12.1
  22. 19Israel12
  23. 20Croatia12
  24. 21Poland12
  25. 22Hungary12
  26. 22Malaysia12
  27. 22Latvia12
  28. 23Sweden11.9
  29. 24France11.9
  30. 25Greece11.9
  31. 26Netherlands11.8
  32. 27Kazakhstan11.8
  33. 28Serbia11.7
  34. 29Denmark11.7
  35. 30Cuba11.6
  36. 31Russian Federation11.6
  37. 32Belgium11.6
  38. 33Luxembourg11.5
  39. 34Fiji11.5
  40. 35Italy11.5
  41. 35Spain11.5
  42. 36Tonga11.4
  43. 37Trinidad and Tobago11.3
  44. 37Romania11.3
  45. 38Kyrgyz Republic11.2
  46. 39Finland11.1
  47. 40Macao SAR, China11
  48. 41Moldova10.8
  49. 42Ukraine10.8
  50. 43Jordan10.8
  51. 43New Zealand10.8
  52. 44Bulgaria10.8
  53. 45Chile10.7
  54. 46Belize10.7
  55. 47Botswana10.6
  56. 48Armenia10.5
  57. 49South Africa10.5
  58. 50Panama10.4
  59. 51Mauritius10.4
  60. 52Austria10.4
  61. 53Sri Lanka10.3
  62. 54Albania10.3
  63. 55Colombia10.2
  64. 56Gabon10.2
  65. 56Mexico10.2
  66. 57Tajikistan10.1
  67. 58Jamaica10.1
  68. 59Mongolia10
  69. 60Peru10
  70. 61Argentina9.9
  71. 61Saudi Arabia9.9
  72. 62Iran, Islamic Rep.9.8
  73. 63Barbados9.7
  74. 64Libya9.6
  75. 64United Arab Emirates9.6
  76. 65Portugal9.6
  77. 66Philippines9.4
  78. 67Venezuela, RB9.3
  79. 68Thailand9.3
  80. 69Tunisia9.3
  81. 70Brunei Darussalam9.3
  82. 71Costa Rica9.1
  83. 72Ecuador9.1
  84. 73Bolivia9.1
  85. 73Indonesia9.1
  86. 74Dominican Republic9
  87. 75China9
  88. 76Paraguay8.8
  89. 77Uruguay8.8
  90. 78Guyana8.5
  91. 78Qatar8.5
  92. 79Turkiye8.5
  93. 80Ghana8.4
  94. 81Zambia8.4
  95. 82Viet Nam8.4
  96. 83Zimbabwe8.3
  97. 84Iraq8.3
  98. 85Bahrain8.2
  99. 86Algeria8.2
  100. 87El Salvador8.1
  101. 88Maldives8.1
  102. 89Egypt, Arab Rep.8
  103. 90Brazil8
  104. 91Syrian Arab Republic7.9
  105. 92India7.8
  106. 93Nicaragua7.8
  107. 94Togo7.7
  108. 95Honduras7.5
  109. 96Cameroon7.4
  110. 97Bangladesh7.2
  111. 98Lesotho6.9
  112. 98Namibia6.9
  113. 99Tanzania6.9
  114. 100Morocco6.8
  115. 101Congo, Rep.6.7
  116. 102Kenya6.7
  117. 103Uganda6.7
  118. 104Kuwait6.6
  119. 105Myanmar6.5
  120. 106Eswatini6.5
  121. 107Pakistan6.4
  122. 108Benin6.3
  123. 109Guatemala6.3
  124. 110Nepal6.2
  125. 111Lao PDR6.1
  126. 111Cote d'Ivoire6.1
  127. 112Haiti6
  128. 113Cambodia5.8
  129. 114Liberia5.8
  130. 115Afghanistan5.7
  131. 116Yemen, Rep.5.6
  132. 117Mauritania5.6
  133. 118Malawi5.4
  134. 119Rwanda5.2
  135. 120Burundi5.1
  136. 121Sierra Leone5
  137. 122Gambia, The4.9
  138. 123Congo, Dem. Rep.4.9
  139. 124Papua New Guinea4.8
  140. 125Central African Republic4.6
  141. 126Senegal4.4
  142. 127Sudan4.4
  143. 128Mozambique4.2
  144. 129Mali3.6
  145. 130Niger3

Average years of schooling