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Mean years of schooling

Tier A· Official

Average years of formal education among the population aged 15–64.

100 = most years of schooling in the dataset, 0 = fewest

How this score is built

Average years of formal education completed by people aged 15–64, compiled by Our World in Data from UNDP Human Development Report and UNESCO education statistics. Direction is higher_better.

Normalized with min–max across countries with data, so the score is relative to the current set. The raw number of years is shown. Coverage is narrower than most metrics (schooling is measured infrequently); the reference year is shown per country.

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100 = most years of schooling in the dataset, 0 = fewest

Full ranking

146 countries with data. Rank 1 = best. Click a column to sort; click a country for its full provenance.

Rank ↑CountryScoreRaw value
1stIrelandIRL
100100
13.74 years
2ndSouth KoreaKOR
99.4499
13.68 years
3rdIcelandISL
98.0498
13.53 years
4thUnited StatesUSA
96.0796
13.32 years
5thSlovakiaSVK
94.3994
13.14 years
6thGermanyDEU
94.0294
13.1 years
7thSingaporeSGP
93.6494
13.06 years
8thSwitzerlandCHE
92.893
12.97 years
9thAustraliaAUS
92.4392
12.93 years
9thCanadaCAN
92.4392
12.93 years
9thCzechiaCZE
92.4392
12.93 years
12thUnited KingdomGBR
92.1592
12.9 years
13thHong KongHKG
91.592
12.83 years
13thJapanJPN
91.592
12.83 years
15thTaiwanTWN
90.8491
12.76 years
16thLithuaniaLTU
88.4188
12.5 years
17thCyprusCYP
87.6688
12.42 years
18thEstoniaEST
86.4586
12.29 years
19thMaltaMLT
84.5885
12.09 years
20thNorwayNOR
84.4984
12.08 years
21stSloveniaSVN
84.384
12.06 years
22ndIsraelISR
84.1184
12.04 years
23rdCroatiaHRV
84.0284
12.03 years
24thPolandPOL
83.8384
12.01 years
25thHungaryHUN
83.3683
11.96 years
25thLatviaLVA
83.3683
11.96 years
25thMalaysiaMYS
83.3683
11.96 years
28thSwedenSWE
83.0883
11.93 years
29thFranceFRA
82.7183
11.89 years
30thGreeceGRC
82.4382
11.86 years
31stNetherlandsNLD
82.0682
11.82 years
32ndKazakhstanKAZ
81.7882
11.79 years
33rdSerbiaSRB
81.1281
11.72 years
34thDenmarkDNK
80.8481
11.69 years
35thCubaCUB
80.0980
11.61 years
36thRussiaRUS
8080
11.6 years
37thBelgiumBEL
79.7280
11.57 years
38thLuxembourgLUX
79.3579
11.53 years
39thFijiFJI
79.2579
11.52 years
40thItalyITA
79.1679
11.51 years
40thSpainESP
79.1679
11.51 years
42ndTongaTON
78.3278
11.42 years
43rdRomaniaROU
77.0177
11.28 years
43rdTrinidad and TobagoTTO
77.0177
11.28 years
45thKyrgyzstanKGZ
76.0776
11.18 years
46thFinlandFIN
74.8675
11.05 years
47thMacauMAC
74.1174
10.97 years
48thMoldovaMDA
72.973
10.84 years
49thUkraineUKR
72.7173
10.82 years
50thJordanJOR
72.6273
10.81 years
50thNew ZealandNZL
72.6273
10.81 years
52ndBulgariaBGR
72.0672
10.75 years
53rdChileCHL
71.9672
10.74 years
54thBelizeBLZ
71.6872
10.71 years
55thBotswanaBWA
70.4770
10.58 years
56thArmeniaARM
70.0970
10.54 years
57thSouth AfricaZAF
69.4469
10.47 years
58thPanamaPAN
69.1669
10.44 years
59thMauritiusMUS
68.7969
10.4 years
60thAustriaAUT
68.6969
10.39 years
61stSri LankaLKA
68.1368
10.33 years
62ndAlbaniaALB
68.0468
10.32 years
63rdColombiaCOL
66.9267
10.2 years
64thGabonGAB
66.7367
10.18 years
64thMexicoMEX
66.7367
10.18 years
66thTajikistanTJK
66.1766
10.12 years
67thJamaicaJAM
65.9866
10.1 years
68thMongoliaMNG
65.0565
10 years
69thPeruPER
64.6765
9.96 years
70thArgentinaARG
63.7464
9.86 years
70thSaudi ArabiaSAU
63.7464
9.86 years
72ndIranIRN
63.1863
9.8 years
73rdBarbadosBRB
61.9662
9.67 years
74thLibyaLBY
61.0361
9.57 years
74thUnited Arab EmiratesARE
61.0361
9.57 years
76thPortugalPRT
60.9361
9.56 years
77thPhilippinesPHL
59.8160
9.44 years
78thVenezuelaVEN
58.7959
9.33 years
79thThailandTHA
58.6959
9.32 years
80thTunisiaTUN
58.4158
9.29 years
81stBruneiBRN
58.3258
9.28 years
82ndCosta RicaCRI
56.8257
9.12 years
83rdEcuadorECU
56.3656
9.07 years
84thBoliviaBOL
56.2656
9.06 years
84thIndonesiaIDN
56.2656
9.06 years
86thDominican RepublicDOM
56.0756
9.04 years
87thChinaCHN
55.6156
8.99 years
88thParaguayPRY
54.1154
8.83 years
89thUruguayURY
53.4653
8.76 years
90thRéunionREU
52.9953
8.71 years
91stGuyanaGUY
51.2151
8.52 years
91stQatarQAT
51.2151
8.52 years
93rdTürkiyeTUR
50.9351
8.49 years
94thGhanaGHA
5050
8.39 years
95thZambiaZMB
49.8150
8.37 years
96thVietnamVNM
49.6350
8.35 years
97thZimbabweZWE
49.3549
8.32 years
98thIraqIRQ
48.8849
8.27 years
99thBahrainBHR
48.3248
8.21 years
100thAlgeriaDZA
48.0448
8.18 years
101stEl SalvadorSLV
47.2947
8.1 years
102ndMaldivesMDV
46.9247
8.06 years
103rdEgyptEGY
46.4546
8.01 years
104thBrazilBRA
46.3646
8 years
105thSyriaSYR
45.6146
7.92 years
106thIndiaIND
44.4944
7.8 years
107thNicaraguaNIC
44.1144
7.76 years
108thTogoTGO
43.3643
7.68 years
109thHondurasHND
41.7842
7.51 years
110thCameroonCMR
40.4740
7.37 years
111thBangladeshBGD
39.1639
7.23 years
112thLesothoLSO
35.8936
6.88 years
112thNamibiaNAM
35.8936
6.88 years
114thTanzaniaTZA
35.7936
6.87 years
115thMoroccoMAR
35.4235
6.83 years
116thCongoCOG
34.5835
6.74 years
117thKenyaKEN
34.4934
6.73 years
118thUgandaUGA
34.1134
6.69 years
119thKuwaitKWT
33.4633
6.62 years
120thMyanmarMMR
32.1532
6.48 years
121stEswatiniSWZ
31.9632
6.46 years
122ndPakistanPAK
31.532
6.41 years
123rdBeninBEN
30.1930
6.27 years
124thGuatemalaGTM
30.0930
6.26 years
125thNepalNPL
29.4429
6.19 years
126thIvory CoastCIV
28.1328
6.05 years
126thLaosLAO
28.1328
6.05 years
128thHaitiHTI
27.227
5.95 years
129thCambodiaKHM
25.8926
5.81 years
130thLiberiaLBR
25.7926
5.8 years
131stAfghanistanAFG
24.7725
5.69 years
132ndYemenYEM
23.5524
5.56 years
133rdMauritaniaMRT
23.4623
5.55 years
134thMalawiMWI
22.1522
5.41 years
135thRwandaRWA
20.5621
5.24 years
136thBurundiBDI
18.7919
5.05 years
137thSierra LeoneSLE
18.2218
4.99 years
138thGambiaGMB
17.5718
4.92 years
139thDR CongoCOD
16.9217
4.85 years
140thPapua New GuineaPNG
16.8217
4.84 years
141stCentral African RepublicCAF
14.9515
4.64 years
142ndSenegalSEN
12.7113
4.4 years
143rdSudanSDN
12.5213
4.38 years
144thMozambiqueMOZ
11.0311
4.22 years
145thMaliMLI
4.775
3.55 years
146thNigerNER
00
3.04 years
Mean years of schooling — country ranking · WorldScore