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demographic2040

Average years of schooling in 15-64 year olds

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2040; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•146 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
10.7years
Median: 10.9years
Countries Covered
146
with available data
Highest
Iceland
15.5years
Lowest
Papua New Guinea
6.1years
Top 5 Countries
1Iceland15.5years
2South Korea14.4years
3Germany14.3years
4Singapore14.2years
5Hong Kong14.1years
By Region
Europe12.4years(32 countries)
North America11.7years(4 countries)
Oceania11.4years(2 countries)
Asia11.2years(26 countries)
South America10.7years(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (6.1years)High (15.5years)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 10.7years)

Europe (32)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Asia (26)
South America (7)
Africa (6)
Other (69)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2040; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Iceland15.5years
2South Korea14.4years
3Germany14.3years
4Singapore14.2years
5Hong Kong14.1years
6Ireland14.0years
7Taiwan, Province of China13.6years
8Slovakia13.6years
9Malaysia13.5years
10United Kingdom13.5years
11Cuba13.5years
12United States of America13.4years
13Japan13.4years
14Malta13.3years
15Cyprus13.2years
16Canada13.1years
17Fiji13.0years
18Czech Republic13.0years
19Switzerland13.0years
20Latvia12.9years
21Italy12.8years
22Australia12.8years
23Croatia12.7years
24France12.6years
25Trinidad and Tobago12.4years
26Serbia12.4years
27Mauritius12.4years
28Hungary12.3years
29Poland12.3years
30Tonga12.3years
31Kazakhstan12.3years
32Lithuania12.3years
33Libya12.3years
34Estonia12.3years
35Macao12.3years
36Gabon12.2years
37Slovenia12.2years
38Greece12.2years
39Norway12.1years
40Israel12.1years
41Spain12.1years
42Luxembourg12.1years
43Panama12.1years
44Tunisia12.1years
45Jordan12.0years
46Netherlands12.0years
47Belgium12.0years
48Mexico12.0years
49Sweden11.9years
50Islamic Republic of Iran11.9years
51Romania11.9years
52Kyrgyzstan11.8years
53Russian Federation11.8years
54Thailand11.8years
55Sri Lanka11.7years
56Colombia11.7years
57Denmark11.6years
58Saudi Arabia11.6years
59Chile11.6years
60South Africa11.5years
61Belize11.4years
62Indonesia11.4years
63Albania11.4years
64Botswana11.4years
65Moldova, Republic of11.2years
66Jamaica11.2years
67Peru11.2years
68Dominican Republic11.1years
69Brunei Darussalam11.1years
70Bulgaria11.1years
71Portugal11.1years
72Armenia11.0years
73Mongolia11.0years
74People's Republic of China10.9years
75United Arab Emirates10.9years
76Finland10.9years
77Ukraine10.9years
78Argentina10.9years
79Ghana10.9years
80Ecuador10.7years
81Bolivia10.7years
82Paraguay10.6years
83Barbados10.6years
84Algeria10.6years
85Philippines10.6years
86Austria10.6years
87Tajikistan10.6years
88Togo10.5years
89Costa Rica10.5years
90Egypt10.5years
91Venezuela10.4years
92Iraq10.4years
93New Zealand10.1years
94India10.0years
95Vietnam10.0years
96Türkiye9.9years
97El Salvador9.9years
98Maldives9.9years
99Nicaragua9.8years
100Morocco9.8years
101Guyana9.7years
102Cameroon9.6years
103Zambia9.6years
104Bahrain9.6years
105Benin9.5years
106Reunion9.5years
107Syrian Arab Republic9.5years
108Zimbabwe9.4years
109Brazil9.3years
110Honduras9.3years
111Uruguay9.3years
112Bangladesh9.3years
113Qatar9.0years
114Yemen9.0years
115Lao People's Democratic Republic8.9years
116Myanmar8.9years
117Uganda8.9years
118Cote d'Ivoire8.8years
119Liberia8.8years
120Eswatini8.7years
121Lesotho8.7years
122United Republic of Tanzania8.6years
123Kenya8.5years
124Nepal8.4years
125Cambodia8.3years
126Haiti8.2years
127Guatemala8.2years
128Pakistan8.1years
129Afghanistan7.9years
130Burundi7.8years
131Malawi7.8years
132Rwanda7.8years
133Namibia7.7years
134Sierra Leone7.7years
135Republic of the Congo7.6years
136Mauritania7.5years
137Sudan7.4years
138Senegal7.3years
139Kuwait7.3years
140Democratic Republic of the Congo7.2years
141Republic of The Gambia7.0years
142Mozambique6.9years
143Mali6.9years
144Niger6.2years
145Central African Republic6.1years
146Papua New Guinea6.1years
Showing 146 of 146 countries

Topics

#demographic#years#average#schooling#year#olds

Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2040).

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