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Average years of schooling

years · higher is better · 145 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Iceland15.5
  2. 2Korea, Rep.14.4
  3. 3Germany14.3
  4. 4Singapore14.2
  5. 5Hong Kong SAR, China14.1
  6. 6Ireland14
  7. 7Taiwan13.6
  8. 8Slovak Republic13.6
  9. 9Malaysia13.5
  10. 10United Kingdom13.5
  11. 11Cuba13.5
  12. 12United States13.4
  13. 13Japan13.4
  14. 14Malta13.3
  15. 15Cyprus13.2
  16. 16Canada13.1
  17. 17Fiji13
  18. 18Czechia13
  19. 19Switzerland13
  20. 20Latvia12.9
  21. 21Italy12.8
  22. 22Australia12.8
  23. 23Croatia12.7
  24. 24France12.6
  25. 25Trinidad and Tobago12.4
  26. 26Serbia12.4
  27. 27Mauritius12.4
  28. 28Hungary12.3
  29. 28Tonga12.3
  30. 28Poland12.3
  31. 29Lithuania12.3
  32. 29Kazakhstan12.3
  33. 30Libya12.3
  34. 31Estonia12.3
  35. 31Macao SAR, China12.3
  36. 32Gabon12.2
  37. 33Slovenia12.2
  38. 34Greece12.2
  39. 35Norway12.1
  40. 36Israel12.1
  41. 36Spain12.1
  42. 37Luxembourg12.1
  43. 38Panama12.1
  44. 38Tunisia12.1
  45. 39Jordan12
  46. 40Netherlands12
  47. 40Belgium12
  48. 41Mexico12
  49. 42Sweden11.9
  50. 43Iran, Islamic Rep.11.9
  51. 44Romania11.9
  52. 45Kyrgyz Republic11.8
  53. 46Russian Federation11.8
  54. 47Thailand11.8
  55. 48Sri Lanka11.7
  56. 49Colombia11.7
  57. 50Denmark11.6
  58. 50Saudi Arabia11.6
  59. 51Chile11.6
  60. 52South Africa11.5
  61. 53Belize11.4
  62. 54Albania11.4
  63. 54Botswana11.4
  64. 54Indonesia11.4
  65. 55Moldova11.2
  66. 56Peru11.2
  67. 56Jamaica11.2
  68. 57Dominican Republic11.1
  69. 58Brunei Darussalam11.1
  70. 59Bulgaria11.1
  71. 60Portugal11.1
  72. 61Armenia11
  73. 62Mongolia11
  74. 63China10.9
  75. 64United Arab Emirates10.9
  76. 65Ukraine10.9
  77. 65Finland10.9
  78. 66Argentina10.9
  79. 67Ghana10.9
  80. 68Bolivia10.7
  81. 68Ecuador10.7
  82. 69Paraguay10.6
  83. 70Barbados10.6
  84. 71Algeria10.6
  85. 72Philippines10.6
  86. 72Austria10.6
  87. 73Tajikistan10.6
  88. 74Togo10.5
  89. 75Costa Rica10.5
  90. 76Egypt, Arab Rep.10.5
  91. 77Venezuela, RB10.4
  92. 78Iraq10.4
  93. 79New Zealand10.1
  94. 80India10
  95. 81Viet Nam10
  96. 82Turkiye9.9
  97. 83El Salvador9.9
  98. 83Maldives9.9
  99. 84Nicaragua9.8
  100. 85Morocco9.8
  101. 86Guyana9.7
  102. 87Cameroon9.6
  103. 88Zambia9.6
  104. 89Bahrain9.6
  105. 90Benin9.5
  106. 91Syrian Arab Republic9.5
  107. 92Zimbabwe9.4
  108. 93Brazil9.3
  109. 94Honduras9.3
  110. 94Uruguay9.3
  111. 95Bangladesh9.3
  112. 96Qatar9
  113. 97Yemen, Rep.9
  114. 98Lao PDR8.9
  115. 99Uganda8.9
  116. 99Myanmar8.9
  117. 100Cote d'Ivoire8.8
  118. 101Liberia8.8
  119. 102Eswatini8.7
  120. 103Lesotho8.7
  121. 104Tanzania8.6
  122. 105Kenya8.5
  123. 106Nepal8.4
  124. 107Cambodia8.3
  125. 108Haiti8.2
  126. 109Guatemala8.2
  127. 110Pakistan8.1
  128. 111Afghanistan7.9
  129. 112Burundi7.8
  130. 112Malawi7.8
  131. 113Rwanda7.8
  132. 114Namibia7.7
  133. 115Sierra Leone7.7
  134. 116Congo, Rep.7.6
  135. 117Mauritania7.5
  136. 118Sudan7.4
  137. 119Senegal7.3
  138. 120Kuwait7.3
  139. 121Congo, Dem. Rep.7.2
  140. 122Gambia, The7
  141. 123Mozambique6.9
  142. 124Mali6.9
  143. 125Niger6.2
  144. 126Central African Republic6.1
  145. 127Papua New Guinea6.1

Average years of schooling