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Expected Years of Schooling

DevelopmentUNDP HDRundp_hdr:eys•years•1990 → 2023•195 countries
Source: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP HDR)
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
DevelopmentUNDP HDR
Coverage
195
Frequency
yearly
Range
1990 \u2192 2023
Latest
2023
Spotlight
Monaco
MCO
21.6872 years
2023
Greece
GRC
20.8455 years
2023
Australia
AUS
20.6548 years
2023
Turkiye
TUR
19.8308 years
2023
Finland
FIN
19.4941 years
2023
New Zealand
NZL
19.3001 years
2023
Expected Years of Schooling infographic

Expected Years of Schooling by country

Latest available value per country (as of 2023)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: years
≤ 10.6
10.6 – 11.84
11.84 – 13.03
13.03 – 14.07
14.07 – 15.5
15.5 – 16.75
> 16.75
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP HDR)

Highest 15 countries

Expected Years of Schooling
195 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP HDR)

Distribution across countries

Expected Years of Schooling
Countries
195
 
Median
13.3
 
Mean
13.6
 
25th pctl
11.5
 
75th pctl
15.9
 
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP HDR)

Compare trends

Expected Years of Schooling
GreeceAustraliaTurkiye
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP HDR)
CountryLatestDateTrend
MonacoMCO21.69 years2023
GreeceGRC20.85 years2023
AustraliaAUS20.65 years2023
TurkiyeTUR19.83 years2023
FinlandFIN19.49 years2023
New ZealandNZL19.3 years2023
IrelandIRL19.18 years2023
BelgiumBEL19 years2023
SwedenSWE18.99 years2023
IcelandISL18.85 years2023
ArgentinaARG18.83 years2023
NorwayNOR18.79 years2023
DenmarkDNK18.7 years2023
NetherlandsNLD18.58 years2023
St. Kitts and NevisKNA18.41 years2023
SeychellesSYC18.22 years2023
SpainESP17.83 years2023
United KingdomGBR17.81 years2023
TongaTON17.79 years2023
PortugalPRT17.49 years2023
UruguayURY17.48 years2023
SloveniaSVN17.48 years2023
GermanyDEU17.31 years2023
Saudi ArabiaSAU16.95 years2023
ChileCHL16.91 years2023
Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG16.9 years2023
CzechiaCZE16.79 years2023
GeorgiaGEO16.75 years2023
SingaporeSGP16.74 years2023
ItalyITA16.71 years2023
PolandPOL16.68 years2023
SwitzerlandCHE16.67 years2023
BarbadosBRB16.63 years2023
Korea, Rep.KOR16.62 years2023
GrenadaGRD16.58 years2023
LatviaLVA16.48 years2023
LithuaniaLTU16.45 years2023
Marshall IslandsMHL16.39 years2023
Costa RicaCRI16.35 years2023
CroatiaHRV16.35 years2023
AustriaAUT16.28 years2023
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT16.25 years2023
CyprusCYP16.22 years2023
FranceFRA16.1 years2023
EstoniaEST15.97 years2023
BahrainBHR15.93 years2023
United StatesUSA15.92 years2023
MaltaMLT15.91 years2023
KuwaitKWT15.9 years2023
CanadaCAN15.89 years2023
BrazilBRA15.79 years2023
BoliviaBOL15.61 years2023
United Arab EmiratesARE15.6 years2023
MontenegroMNE15.54 years2023
JapanJPN15.51 years2023
Antigua and BarbudaATG15.5 years2023
AlgeriaDZA15.5 years2023
ChinaCHN15.48 years2023
HungaryHUN15.47 years2023
Viet NamVNM15.46 years2023
LiechtensteinLIE15.41 years2023
ThailandTHA15.36 years2023
BulgariaBGR15.32 years2023
EswatiniSWZ15.25 years2023
MoroccoMAR15.07 years2023
SerbiaSRB15.04 years2023
Slovak RepublicSVK14.95 years2023
IsraelISR14.93 years2023
PeruPER14.91 years2023
EcuadorECU14.85 years2023
North MacedoniaMKD14.78 years2023
TunisiaTUN14.67 years2023
MoldovaMDA14.64 years2023
San MarinoSMR14.6 years2023
AndorraAND14.54 years2023
AlbaniaALB14.51 years2023
MexicoMEX14.47 years2023
ArmeniaARM14.38 years2023
LuxembourgLUX14.36 years2023
ColombiaCOL14.29 years2023
Trinidad and TobagoTTO14.24 years2023
MauritiusMUS14.16 years2023
DominicaDMA14.15 years2023
PalauPLW14.07 years2023
RomaniaROU14.05 years2023
KazakhstanKAZ14.01 years2023
ParaguayPRY13.99 years2023
Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN13.97 years2023
CubaCUB13.88 years2023
FijiFJI13.85 years2023
South AfricaZAF13.79 years2023
NepalNPL13.75 years2023
BelarusBLR13.72 years2023
Brunei DarussalamBRN13.7 years2023
MongoliaMNG13.64 years2023
Dominican RepublicDOM13.62 years2023
OmanOMN13.44 years2023
IndonesiaIDN13.34 years2023
UkraineUKR13.33 years2023
PanamaPAN13.31 years2023
ComorosCOM13.29 years2023
Timor-LesteTLS13.25 years2023
TurkmenistanTKM13.24 years2023
Russian FederationRUS13.19 years2023
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH13.16 years2023
BhutanBTN13.15 years2023
QatarQAT13.14 years2023
Sri LankaLKA13.13 years2023
Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY13.13 years2023
JordanJOR13.11 years2023
TogoTGO13.1 years2023
GuyanaGUY13.02 years2023
West Bank and GazaPSE13 years2023
Venezuela, RBVEN12.97 years2023
IndiaIND12.95 years2023
LibyaLBY12.92 years2023
AzerbaijanAZE12.91 years2023
Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP12.86 years2023
NaoeroNRU12.84 years2023
PhilippinesPHL12.82 years2023
MaldivesMDV12.77 years2023
St. LuciaLCA12.73 years2023
Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ12.71 years2023
Congo, Rep.COG12.68 years2023
MalaysiaMYS12.68 years2023
RwandaRWA12.59 years2023
Equatorial GuineaGNQ12.49 years2023
GabonGAB12.48 years2023
UzbekistanUZB12.46 years2023
SamoaWSM12.44 years2023
JamaicaJAM12.38 years2023
TuvaluTUV12.38 years2023
IraqIRQ12.36 years2023
BangladeshBGD12.31 years2023
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK12.2 years2023
AngolaAGO12.17 years2023
BelizeBLZ11.98 years2023
Bahamas, TheBHS11.89 years2023
KiribatiKIR11.87 years2023
VanuatuVUT11.81 years2023
NamibiaNAM11.79 years2023
LebanonLBN11.68 years2023
UgandaUGA11.56 years2023
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM11.54 years2023
Papua New GuineaPNG11.51 years2023
NicaraguaNIC11.51 years2023
MyanmarMMR11.5 years2023
KenyaKEN11.47 years2023
BotswanaBWA11.43 years2023
GhanaGHA11.42 years2023
Cote d'IvoireCIV11.41 years2023
Cabo VerdeCPV11.37 years2023
Solomon IslandsSLB11.31 years2023
CambodiaKHM11.2 years2023
El SalvadorSLV11.11 years2023
ZimbabweZWE11.06 years2023
ZambiaZMB11.02 years2023
LesothoLSO10.99 years2023
SurinameSUR10.96 years2023
Congo, Dem. Rep.COD10.91 years2023
HaitiHTI10.9 years2023
TajikistanTJK10.85 years2023
MozambiqueMOZ10.85 years2023
CameroonCMR10.79 years2023
AfghanistanAFG10.79 years2023
GuatemalaGTM10.68 years2023
Guinea-BissauGNB10.64 years2023
NigeriaNGA10.51 years2023
LiberiaLBR10.47 years2023
BeninBEN10.45 years2023
GuineaGIN10.39 years2023
HondurasHND10.16 years2023
MalawiMWI9.9 years2023
BurundiBDI9.83 years2023
Lao PDRLAO9.61 years2023
EthiopiaETH9.22 years2023
SenegalSEN9.14 years2023
Sierra LeoneSLE9.06 years2023
MadagascarMDG9.06 years2023
Gambia, TheGMB8.98 years2023
Burkina FasoBFA8.73 years2023
SudanSDN8.62 years2023
TanzaniaTZA8.59 years2023
ChadTCD8.35 years2023
NigerNER8.31 years2023
MauritaniaMRT7.95 years2023
PakistanPAK7.9 years2023
Yemen, Rep.YEM7.49 years2023
Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM7.49 years2023
Central African RepublicCAF7.44 years2023
Syrian Arab RepublicSYR7.42 years2023
EritreaERI7.34 years2023
MaliMLI7.01 years2023
DjiboutiDJI6.21 years2023
South SudanSSD5.63 years2023
Source: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP HDR)