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Years of schooling

years · higher is better · 162 countries

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  1. 1Germany14.1
  2. 2Switzerland13.9
  3. 3Canada13.8
  4. 4Iceland13.8
  5. 5United States13.7
  6. 6Estonia13.5
  7. 7Lithuania13.5
  8. 8United Kingdom13.4
  9. 9Japan13.4
  10. 10Israel13.3
  11. 11Latvia13.3
  12. 12Poland13.2
  13. 13Norway13
  14. 14Denmark13
  15. 15New Zealand12.9
  16. 16Slovak Republic12.9
  17. 17Finland12.9
  18. 18Czechia12.9
  19. 19Georgia12.8
  20. 20Slovenia12.8
  21. 21Russian Federation12.8
  22. 22Australia12.7
  23. 23United Arab Emirates12.7
  24. 24Bahamas, The12.6
  25. 25Sweden12.6
  26. 26Netherlands12.6
  27. 27Korea, Rep.12.5
  28. 28Cuba12.5
  29. 29Cyprus12.4
  30. 30Belarus12.4
  31. 31Kazakhstan12.3
  32. 32Austria12.3
  33. 33Hungary12.2
  34. 34Hong Kong SAR, China12.2
  35. 35Malta12.2
  36. 36Croatia12.2
  37. 37Belgium12.1
  38. 38Taiwan12
  39. 39Singapore11.9
  40. 40Uzbekistan11.9
  41. 41Moldova11.8
  42. 42Oman11.7
  43. 43Trinidad and Tobago11.6
  44. 44France11.6
  45. 45Ireland11.6
  46. 46Bulgaria11.4
  47. 47Greece11.4
  48. 48Kyrgyz Republic11.4
  49. 49South Africa11.4
  50. 50Serbia11.4
  51. 51Tajikistan11.3
  52. 52Armenia11.3
  53. 53Saudi Arabia11.3
  54. 54Albania11.3
  55. 55Romania11.3
  56. 56Argentina11.1
  57. 57Ukraine11.1
  58. 58Venezuela, RB11.1
  59. 59Bahrain11
  60. 60Chile10.9
  61. 61St. Vincent and the Grenadines10.8
  62. 62Sri Lanka10.8
  63. 63Italy10.7
  64. 64Malaysia10.6
  65. 65Iran, Islamic Rep.10.6
  66. 66Spain10.6
  67. 67Azerbaijan10.5
  68. 68Panama10.5
  69. 69Jordan10.4
  70. 70Mauritius10.4
  71. 71Botswana10.3
  72. 72Seychelles10.3
  73. 73Qatar10
  74. 74Peru9.9
  75. 75Barbados9.9
  76. 76Bolivia9.8
  77. 77Suriname9.8
  78. 78Portugal9.6
  79. 79Egypt, Arab Rep.9.6
  80. 80Gabon9.4
  81. 81Mongolia9.4
  82. 82Dominican Republic9.3
  83. 83Mexico9.2
  84. 84Brunei Darussalam9.2
  85. 85Jamaica9.2
  86. 86Uruguay9
  87. 87Philippines9
  88. 88Colombia8.9
  89. 89Paraguay8.9
  90. 90Belize8.8
  91. 91Ecuador8.8
  92. 92Costa Rica8.8
  93. 93Lebanon8.7
  94. 94Zimbabwe8.7
  95. 95Thailand8.7
  96. 96St. Kitts and Nevis8.7
  97. 97Turkiye8.6
  98. 98Guyana8.6
  99. 99Indonesia8.6
  100. 100St. Lucia8.5
  101. 101Viet Nam8.4
  102. 102Ghana8.3
  103. 103Brazil8.1
  104. 104Algeria8.1
  105. 105Iraq7.9
  106. 106China7.6
  107. 107Libya7.6
  108. 108Tunisia7.4
  109. 109Bangladesh7.4
  110. 110Kuwait7.3
  111. 111Namibia7.2
  112. 112Zambia7.2
  113. 113Nigeria7.2
  114. 114El Salvador7.2
  115. 115Nicaragua7.1
  116. 116Honduras7.1
  117. 117Congo, Dem. Rep.7
  118. 118India6.7
  119. 119Kenya6.7
  120. 120Myanmar6.4
  121. 121Tanzania6.4
  122. 122Sao Tome and Principe6.2
  123. 123Congo, Rep.6.2
  124. 124Cameroon6.2
  125. 125Lesotho6
  126. 126Morocco5.9
  127. 127Equatorial Guinea5.9
  128. 128Uganda5.7
  129. 129Guatemala5.7
  130. 130Eswatini5.6
  131. 131Haiti5.6
  132. 132Angola5.4
  133. 133Lao PDR5.4
  134. 134Cote d'Ivoire5.2
  135. 135Nepal5.1
  136. 136Madagascar5.1
  137. 137Syrian Arab Republic5.1
  138. 138Cambodia5.1
  139. 139Liberia5.1
  140. 140Togo5
  141. 141Mauritania4.9
  142. 142Eritrea4.9
  143. 143Gambia, The4.6
  144. 144Sierra Leone4.6
  145. 145Pakistan4.5
  146. 146Malawi4.5
  147. 147Rwanda4.4
  148. 148Central African Republic4.3
  149. 149Benin4.3
  150. 150Sudan3.8
  151. 151Guinea-Bissau3.6
  152. 152Ethiopia3.2
  153. 153Yemen, Rep.3.2
  154. 154Mozambique3.2
  155. 155Burundi3.1
  156. 156Senegal2.9
  157. 157Afghanistan2.9
  158. 158Chad2.6
  159. 159Mali2.3
  160. 160Guinea2.2
  161. 161Niger2.1
  162. 162Burkina Faso2.1

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