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social2023

Expected years of schooling

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•195 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
13.6years
Median: 13.3years
Countries Covered
195
with available data
Highest
Monaco
21.7years
Lowest
South Sudan
5.6years
Top 5 Countries
1Monaco21.7years
2Greece20.8years
3Australia20.7years
4Türkiye19.8years
5Finland19.5years
By Region
Oceania20.0years(2 countries)
Europe17.0years(32 countries)
South America16.2years(7 countries)
North America14.2years(4 countries)
Asia13.7years(26 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (5.6years)High (21.7years)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 13.6years)

Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Asia (26)
Africa (9)
Other (115)

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 2023; 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 ↕
1Monaco21.7years
2Greece20.8years
3Australia20.7years
4Türkiye19.8years
5Finland19.5years
6New Zealand19.3years
7Ireland19.2years
8Belgium19.0years
9Sweden19.0years
10Iceland18.9years
11Argentina18.8years
12Norway18.8years
13Denmark18.7years
14Netherlands18.6years
15Saint Kitts and Nevis18.4years
16Seychelles18.2years
17Spain17.8years
18United Kingdom17.8years
19Tonga17.8years
20Portugal17.5years
21Uruguay17.5years
22Slovenia17.5years
23Germany17.3years
24Saudi Arabia16.9years
25Chile16.9years
26Hong Kong16.9years
27Czech Republic16.8years
28Georgia16.8years
29Singapore16.7years
30Italy16.7years
31Poland16.7years
32Switzerland16.7years
33Barbados16.6years
34South Korea16.6years
35Grenada16.6years
36Latvia16.5years
37Lithuania16.5years
38Marshall Islands16.4years
39Costa Rica16.3years
40Croatia16.3years
41Austria16.3years
42Saint Vincent and the Grenadines16.3years
43Cyprus16.2years
44France16.1years
45Estonia16.0years
46Bahrain15.9years
47United States of America15.9years
48Malta15.9years
49Kuwait15.9years
50Canada15.9years
51Brazil15.8years
52Bolivia15.6years
53United Arab Emirates15.6years
54Montenegro15.5years
55Japan15.5years
56Antigua and Barbuda15.5years
57Algeria15.5years
58People's Republic of China15.5years
59Hungary15.5years
60Vietnam15.5years
61Liechtenstein15.4years
62Thailand15.4years
63Bulgaria15.3years
64Eswatini15.2years
65Morocco15.1years
66Serbia15.0years
67Slovakia14.9years
68Israel14.9years
69Peru14.9years
70Ecuador14.9years
71The Republic of North Macedonia14.8years
72Tunisia14.7years
73Moldova, Republic of14.6years
74San Marino14.6years
75Andorra14.5years
76Albania14.5years
77Mexico14.5years
78Armenia14.4years
79Luxembourg14.4years
80Colombia14.3years
81Trinidad and Tobago14.2years
82Mauritius14.2years
83Dominica14.2years
84Palau14.1years
85Romania14.1years
86Kazakhstan14.0years
87Paraguay14.0years
88Islamic Republic of Iran14.0years
89Cuba13.9years
90Fiji13.8years
91South Africa13.8years
92Nepal13.8years
93Belarus13.7years
94Brunei Darussalam13.7years
95Mongolia13.6years
96Dominican Republic13.6years
97Oman13.4years
98Indonesia13.3years
99Ukraine13.3years
100Panama13.3years
101Comoros13.3years
102Timor-Leste13.3years
103Turkmenistan13.2years
104Russian Federation13.2years
105Bosnia and Herzegovina13.2years
106Bhutan13.2years
107Qatar13.1years
108Sri Lanka13.1years
109Egypt13.1years
110Jordan13.1years
111Togo13.1years
112Guyana13.0years
113State of Palestine13.0years
114Venezuela13.0years
115India13.0years
116Libya12.9years
117Azerbaijan12.9years
118Sao Tome and Principe12.9years
119Nauru12.8years
120Philippines12.8years
121Maldives12.8years
122Saint Lucia12.7years
123Kyrgyzstan12.7years
124Republic of the Congo12.7years
125Malaysia12.7years
126Rwanda12.6years
127Equatorial Guinea12.5years
128Gabon12.5years
129Uzbekistan12.5years
130Samoa12.4years
131Jamaica12.4years
132Tuvalu12.4years
133Iraq12.4years
134Bangladesh12.3years
135North Korea12.2years
136Angola12.2years
137Belize12.0years
138Bahamas11.9years
139Kiribati11.9years
140Vanuatu11.8years
141Namibia11.8years
142Lebanon11.7years
143Uganda11.6years
144Micronesia, Federated States of11.5years
145Papua New Guinea11.5years
146Nicaragua11.5years
147Myanmar11.5years
148Kenya11.5years
149Botswana11.4years
150Ghana11.4years
151Cote d'Ivoire11.4years
152Cape Verde11.4years
153Solomon Islands11.3years
154Cambodia11.2years
155El Salvador11.1years
156Zimbabwe11.1years
157Zambia11.0years
158Lesotho11.0years
159Suriname11.0years
160Democratic Republic of the Congo10.9years
161Haiti10.9years
162Tajikistan10.8years
163Mozambique10.8years
164Cameroon10.8years
165Afghanistan10.8years
166Guatemala10.7years
167Guinea-Bissau10.6years
168Nigeria10.5years
169Liberia10.5years
170Benin10.4years
171Guinea10.4years
172Honduras10.2years
173Malawi9.9years
174Burundi9.8years
175Lao People's Democratic Republic9.6years
176Ethiopia9.2years
177Senegal9.1years
178Sierra Leone9.1years
179Madagascar9.1years
180Republic of The Gambia9.0years
181Burkina Faso8.7years
182Sudan8.6years
183United Republic of Tanzania8.6years
184Chad8.3years
185Niger8.3years
186Mauritania7.9years
187Pakistan7.9years
188Yemen7.5years
189Somalia7.5years
190Central African Republic7.4years
191Syrian Arab Republic7.4years
192Eritrea7.3years
193Mali7.0years
194Djibouti6.2years
195South Sudan5.6years
Showing 195 of 195 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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