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Learning-adjusted years of schooling
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
7.8years
Median: 7.9years
Countries Covered
173
with available data
Highest
Singapore
12.8years
Lowest
Liberia
2.2years
Top 5 Countries
1Singapore12.8years
2Hong Kong11.9years
3Finland11.7years
4Japan11.7years
5Canada11.7years
By Region
Oceania11.3years(2 countries)
Europe10.8years(32 countries)
North America9.4years(4 countries)
South America8.6years(7 countries)
Asia8.3years(26 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (2.2years)High (12.8years)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 7.8years)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
Other (93)
Africa (9)
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 2020; 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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 12.8years |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 11.9years |
| 3 | Finland | 11.7years |
| 4 | Japan | 11.7years |
| 5 | Canada | 11.7years |
| 6 | Estonia | 11.7years |
| 7 | South Korea | 11.7years |
| 8 | Ireland | 11.6years |
| 9 | Sweden | 11.6years |
| 10 | Macao | 11.6years |
| 11 | Netherlands | 11.5years |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 11.5years |
| 13 | New Zealand | 11.4years |
| 14 | Poland | 11.4years |
| 15 | Slovenia | 11.4years |
| 16 | Portugal | 11.3years |
| 17 | France | 11.3years |
| 18 | Norway | 11.2years |
| 19 | Australia | 11.2years |
| 20 | Belgium | 11.2years |
| 21 | Czech Republic | 11.1years |
| 22 | Denmark | 11.1years |
| 23 | Germany | 11.0years |
| 24 | Latvia | 11.0years |
| 25 | Lithuania | 11.0years |
| 26 | Switzerland | 10.9years |
| 27 | Cyprus | 10.9years |
| 28 | Austria | 10.9years |
| 29 | Russian Federation | 10.9years |
| 30 | Belarus | 10.8years |
| 31 | Iceland | 10.7years |
| 32 | Vietnam | 10.7years |
| 33 | Israel | 10.6years |
| 34 | United States of America | 10.6years |
| 35 | Spain | 10.5years |
| 36 | Italy | 10.5years |
| 37 | Croatia | 10.4years |
| 38 | Hungary | 10.3years |
| 39 | Malta | 10.2years |
| 40 | Greece | 10.0years |
| 41 | Ukraine | 9.9years |
| 42 | Slovakia | 9.8years |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 9.8years |
| 44 | Serbia | 9.8years |
| 45 | Seychelles | 9.7years |
| 46 | United Arab Emirates | 9.6years |
| 47 | Chile | 9.4years |
| 48 | Mauritius | 9.4years |
| 49 | Bahrain | 9.3years |
| 50 | People's Republic of China | 9.3years |
| 51 | Türkiye | 9.2years |
| 52 | Brunei Darussalam | 9.2years |
| 53 | Mongolia | 9.2years |
| 54 | Uzbekistan | 9.1years |
| 55 | Kazakhstan | 9.1years |
| 56 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.1years |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 9.0years |
| 58 | Albania | 9.0years |
| 59 | Montenegro | 8.9years |
| 60 | Malaysia | 8.9years |
| 61 | Mexico | 8.8years |
| 62 | Qatar | 8.8years |
| 63 | Ecuador | 8.7years |
| 64 | Palau | 8.7years |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 8.7years |
| 66 | Thailand | 8.7years |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.7years |
| 68 | Oman | 8.6years |
| 69 | Peru | 8.6years |
| 70 | Colombia | 8.6years |
| 71 | Uruguay | 8.6years |
| 72 | Saint Lucia | 8.5years |
| 73 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8.5years |
| 74 | Kenya | 8.5years |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 8.5years |
| 76 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.4years |
| 77 | Argentina | 8.4years |
| 78 | Romania | 8.4years |
| 79 | Moldova, Republic of | 8.3years |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 8.3years |
| 81 | Georgia | 8.3years |
| 82 | Grenada | 8.3years |
| 83 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 8.2years |
| 84 | State of Palestine | 8.0years |
| 85 | Dominica | 8.0years |
| 86 | Armenia | 8.0years |
| 87 | Saudi Arabia | 7.9years |
| 88 | Brazil | 7.9years |
| 89 | Indonesia | 7.8years |
| 90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.8years |
| 91 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.7years |
| 92 | Jordan | 7.7years |
| 93 | El Salvador | 7.6years |
| 94 | Philippines | 7.5years |
| 95 | Kuwait | 7.4years |
| 96 | Kiribati | 7.4years |
| 97 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 7.3years |
| 98 | Samoa | 7.2years |
| 99 | Nepal | 7.2years |
| 100 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 7.2years |
| 101 | Tonga | 7.1years |
| 102 | India | 7.1years |
| 103 | Algeria | 7.1years |
| 104 | Jamaica | 7.1years |
| 105 | Zimbabwe | 7.0years |
| 106 | Paraguay | 7.0years |
| 107 | Fiji | 7.0years |
| 108 | Cambodia | 6.8years |
| 109 | Myanmar | 6.8years |
| 110 | Tajikistan | 6.8years |
| 111 | Guyana | 6.8years |
| 112 | Nicaragua | 6.7years |
| 113 | Dominican Republic | 6.6years |
| 114 | Egypt | 6.5years |
| 115 | Nauru | 6.5years |
| 116 | Tunisia | 6.5years |
| 117 | Panama | 6.5years |
| 118 | Lebanon | 6.3years |
| 119 | Bhutan | 6.3years |
| 120 | Morocco | 6.3years |
| 121 | Lesotho | 6.3years |
| 122 | Guatemala | 6.3years |
| 123 | Timor-Leste | 6.3years |
| 124 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.3years |
| 125 | Haiti | 6.1years |
| 126 | Honduras | 6.1years |
| 127 | Namibia | 6.1years |
| 128 | Gabon | 6.0years |
| 129 | Papua New Guinea | 6.0years |
| 130 | Tuvalu | 6.0years |
| 131 | Bangladesh | 6.0years |
| 132 | Togo | 6.0years |
| 133 | Ghana | 6.0years |
| 134 | Benin | 5.7years |
| 135 | Marshall Islands | 5.7years |
| 136 | Vanuatu | 5.6years |
| 137 | South Africa | 5.6years |
| 138 | Malawi | 5.5years |
| 139 | Republic of The Gambia | 5.4years |
| 140 | Cameroon | 5.3years |
| 141 | Republic of the Congo | 5.3years |
| 142 | Burundi | 5.2years |
| 143 | Comoros | 5.1years |
| 144 | Botswana | 5.1years |
| 145 | Pakistan | 5.1years |
| 146 | Afghanistan | 5.1years |
| 147 | Nigeria | 5.0years |
| 148 | Zambia | 5.0years |
| 149 | Sierra Leone | 4.9years |
| 150 | Senegal | 4.8years |
| 151 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.8years |
| 152 | Madagascar | 4.7years |
| 153 | Solomon Islands | 4.7years |
| 154 | Guinea | 4.6years |
| 155 | Burkina Faso | 4.5years |
| 156 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4.5years |
| 157 | Eswatini | 4.5years |
| 158 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4.5years |
| 159 | Mozambique | 4.5years |
| 160 | Ethiopia | 4.3years |
| 161 | Uganda | 4.3years |
| 162 | Sudan | 4.3years |
| 163 | Angola | 4.2years |
| 164 | Mauritania | 4.2years |
| 165 | Yemen | 4.2years |
| 166 | Iraq | 4.0years |
| 167 | Rwanda | 3.9years |
| 168 | Chad | 2.8years |
| 169 | Central African Republic | 2.7years |
| 170 | Niger | 2.7years |
| 171 | Mali | 2.6years |
| 172 | South Sudan | 2.5years |
| 173 | Liberia | 2.2years |
Showing 173 of 173 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2020).
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