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demographic2040

Average years of schooling (women aged 15–64)

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
10.8years
Median: 11.1years
Countries Covered
146
with available data
Highest
Iceland
15.5years
Lowest
Central African Republic
5.7years
Top 5 Countries
1Iceland15.5years
2South Korea14.9years
3Singapore14.5years
4Germany14.4years
5Ireland14.3years
By Region
Europe12.5years(32 countries)
North America11.9years(4 countries)
Asia11.5years(26 countries)
Oceania11.4years(2 countries)
South America10.9years(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (5.7years)High (15.5years)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 10.8years)

Europe (32)
North America (4)
Asia (26)
Oceania (2)
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 Korea14.9years
3Singapore14.5years
4Germany14.4years
5Ireland14.3years
6Hong Kong14.2years
7Cyprus13.8years
8Libya13.8years
9Taiwan, Province of China13.7years
10Japan13.7years
11Slovakia13.7years
12Malaysia13.6years
13Malta13.6years
14United States of America13.5years
15United Kingdom13.5years
16Canada13.5years
17Cuba13.3years
18Fiji13.3years
19Switzerland13.1years
20Czech Republic13.0years
21Croatia12.9years
22Italy12.9years
23Australia12.8years
24Luxembourg12.7years
25Latvia12.7years
26France12.7years
27Trinidad and Tobago12.6years
28Macao12.6years
29Mauritius12.6years
30Serbia12.5years
31Kazakhstan12.5years
32Greece12.5years
33Gabon12.4years
34Netherlands12.4years
35Spain12.4years
36Hungary12.3years
37Poland12.3years
38Mexico12.3years
39Belgium12.3years
40Slovenia12.2years
41Islamic Republic of Iran12.2years
42Estonia12.2years
43Lithuania12.2years
44Norway12.2years
45Tunisia12.2years
46Tonga12.2years
47Jordan12.1years
48Panama12.1years
49Israel12.1years
50Sri Lanka12.1years
51Colombia12.0years
52Thailand11.9years
53United Arab Emirates11.9years
54Chile11.9years
55Romania11.8years
56Sweden11.7years
57Kyrgyzstan11.7years
58Denmark11.7years
59Russian Federation11.7years
60South Africa11.6years
61Indonesia11.6years
62Saudi Arabia11.6years
63Dominican Republic11.5years
64Botswana11.5years
65Portugal11.5years
66Belize11.5years
67Armenia11.2years
68Albania11.2years
69Brunei Darussalam11.2years
70Peru11.1years
71Algeria11.1years
72Mongolia11.1years
73Tajikistan11.1years
74Barbados11.0years
75Finland11.0years
76Jamaica11.0years
77Moldova, Republic of11.0years
78Argentina11.0years
79Ecuador11.0years
80Austria10.9years
81Bulgaria10.9years
82People's Republic of China10.8years
83Ghana10.8years
84Paraguay10.8years
85Ukraine10.7years
86Bolivia10.7years
87Iraq10.7years
88Venezuela10.7years
89Costa Rica10.6years
90Bangladesh10.6years
91Philippines10.4years
92Egypt10.3years
93Nicaragua10.2years
94India10.2years
95El Salvador10.1years
96Reunion10.1years
97Guyana10.0years
98Honduras10.0years
99Vietnam10.0years
100New Zealand9.9years
101Türkiye9.9years
102Maldives9.9years
103Qatar9.9years
104Bahrain9.8years
105Togo9.8years
106Zambia9.7years
107Brazil9.7years
108Cameroon9.6years
109Morocco9.6years
110Uruguay9.5years
111Syrian Arab Republic9.5years
112Lao People's Democratic Republic9.5years
113Zimbabwe9.4years
114Lesotho9.3years
115Eswatini9.1years
116Liberia8.9years
117Yemen8.9years
118Benin8.8years
119Nepal8.7years
120Uganda8.7years
121United Republic of Tanzania8.6years
122Guatemala8.4years
123Myanmar8.4years
124Kenya8.3years
125Pakistan8.2years
126Cambodia8.1years
127Malawi8.1years
128Haiti8.0years
129Rwanda8.0years
130Cote d'Ivoire8.0years
131Namibia7.9years
132Afghanistan7.9years
133Mauritania7.8years
134Burundi7.8years
135Kuwait7.8years
136Sudan7.6years
137Mali7.5years
138Republic of the Congo7.4years
139Sierra Leone7.2years
140Democratic Republic of the Congo6.9years
141Republic of The Gambia6.9years
142Senegal6.8years
143Mozambique6.6years
144Niger6.2years
145Papua New Guinea5.9years
146Central African Republic5.7years
Showing 146 of 146 countries

Topics

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Data Source

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

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