Mean Years of Schooling
Education & R&DUNDP HDRundp_hdr:mys•years•1990 → 2023•193 countries
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Education & R&DUNDP HDR
Coverage
193
Frequency
yearly
Range
1990 \u2192 2023
Latest
2023
Mean Years of Schooling by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2023)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: years
≤ 5.3
5.3 – 7.33
7.33 – 9
9 – 10.45
10.45 – 11.47
11.47 – 12.68
> 12.68
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP HDR)
Highest 15 countries
Mean Years of Schooling
193 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP HDR)
Distribution across countries
Mean Years of Schooling
Countries
193
Median
9.9
Mean
9.2
25th pctl
6.8
75th pctl
11.6
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP HDR)
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Mean Years of Schooling
GermanySwitzerlandUnited States
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP HDR)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| GermanyDEU | 14.3 years | 2023 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 13.95 years | 2023 | |
| United StatesUSA | 13.91 years | 2023 | |
| IcelandISL | 13.91 years | 2023 | |
| CanadaCAN | 13.87 years | 2023 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 13.61 years | 2023 | |
| EstoniaEST | 13.56 years | 2023 | |
| IsraelISR | 13.53 years | 2023 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 13.49 years | 2023 | |
| LatviaLVA | 13.41 years | 2023 | |
| PalauPLW | 13.3 years | 2023 | |
| PolandPOL | 13.21 years | 2023 | |
| NorwayNOR | 13.12 years | 2023 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 13.1 years | 2023 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 13.03 years | 2023 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 12.99 years | 2023 | |
| FinlandFIN | 12.98 years | 2023 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 12.96 years | 2023 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 12.95 years | 2023 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 12.88 years | 2023 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 12.87 years | 2023 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 12.81 years | 2023 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 12.77 years | 2023 | |
| SwedenSWE | 12.74 years | 2023 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 12.72 years | 2023 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 12.7 years | 2023 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 12.69 years | 2023 | |
| JapanJPN | 12.68 years | 2023 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 12.67 years | 2023 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 12.59 years | 2023 | |
| CyprusCYP | 12.56 years | 2023 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 12.55 years | 2023 | |
| MaltaMLT | 12.42 years | 2023 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 12.41 years | 2023 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 12.41 years | 2023 | |
| AustriaAUT | 12.36 years | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 12.35 years | 2023 | |
| BelarusBLR | 12.34 years | 2023 | |
| HungaryHUN | 12.33 years | 2023 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 12.1 years | 2023 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 12.07 years | 2023 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 11.99 years | 2023 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 11.91 years | 2023 | |
| OmanOMN | 11.89 years | 2023 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 11.83 years | 2023 | |
| FranceFRA | 11.77 years | 2023 | |
| IrelandIRL | 11.72 years | 2023 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 11.65 years | 2023 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 11.64 years | 2023 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 11.64 years | 2023 | |
| AndorraAND | 11.61 years | 2023 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 11.61 years | 2023 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 11.61 years | 2023 | |
| GreeceGRC | 11.55 years | 2023 | |
| RomaniaROU | 11.55 years | 2023 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 11.45 years | 2023 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 11.36 years | 2023 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 11.34 years | 2023 | |
| SamoaWSM | 11.33 years | 2023 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 11.3 years | 2023 | |
| ChileCHL | 11.29 years | 2023 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 11.27 years | 2023 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 11.21 years | 2023 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 11.2 years | 2023 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 11.18 years | 2023 | |
| BahrainBHR | 11.13 years | 2023 | |
| UkraineUKR | 11.12 years | 2023 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 11.09 years | 2023 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 11.07 years | 2023 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 10.97 years | 2023 | |
| TongaTON | 10.91 years | 2023 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 10.85 years | 2023 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 10.85 years | 2023 | |
| PanamaPAN | 10.83 years | 2023 | |
| ItalyITA | 10.83 years | 2023 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 10.79 years | 2023 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 10.77 years | 2023 | |
| QatarQAT | 10.77 years | 2023 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 10.77 years | 2023 | |
| SpainESP | 10.76 years | 2023 | |
| CubaCUB | 10.63 years | 2023 | |
| UruguayURY | 10.54 years | 2023 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 10.48 years | 2023 | |
| FijiFJI | 10.37 years | 2023 | |
| LebanonLBN | 10.37 years | 2023 | |
| JordanJOR | 10.24 years | 2023 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 10.23 years | 2023 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 10.18 years | 2023 | |
| PeruPER | 10.15 years | 2023 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 10.14 years | 2023 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 10.13 years | 2023 | |
| DominicaDMA | 10.13 years | 2023 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 10.1 years | 2023 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 10.02 years | 2023 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 9.98 years | 2023 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 9.96 years | 2023 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 9.93 years | 2023 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 9.93 years | 2023 | |
| PortugalPRT | 9.7 years | 2023 | |
| GabonGAB | 9.69 years | 2023 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 9.68 years | 2023 | |
| NauruNRU | 9.45 years | 2023 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 9.45 years | 2023 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 9.44 years | 2023 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 9.42 years | 2023 | |
| MexicoMEX | 9.35 years | 2023 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 9.28 years | 2023 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 9.13 years | 2023 | |
| ThailandTHA | 9.04 years | 2023 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 9.03 years | 2023 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 8.99 years | 2023 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 8.98 years | 2023 | |
| EcuadorECU | 8.97 years | 2023 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 8.93 years | 2023 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 8.93 years | 2023 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 8.84 years | 2023 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 8.76 years | 2023 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 8.7 years | 2023 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 8.7 years | 2023 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 8.69 years | 2023 | |
| KenyaKEN | 8.62 years | 2023 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 8.61 years | 2023 | |
| SurinameSUR | 8.43 years | 2023 | |
| BrazilBRA | 8.43 years | 2023 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 8.32 years | 2023 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 8.28 years | 2023 | |
| ChinaCHN | 8.04 years | 2023 | |
| LibyaLBY | 7.78 years | 2023 | |
| LesothoLSO | 7.73 years | 2023 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 7.59 years | 2023 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 7.59 years | 2023 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 7.57 years | 2023 | |
| HondurasHND | 7.51 years | 2023 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 7.42 years | 2023 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 7.41 years | 2023 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 7.4 years | 2023 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 7.38 years | 2023 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 7.33 years | 2023 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 7.3 years | 2023 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 7.27 years | 2023 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 7.18 years | 2023 | |
| GhanaGHA | 7.11 years | 2023 | |
| IndiaIND | 6.88 years | 2023 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 6.79 years | 2023 | |
| IraqIRQ | 6.78 years | 2023 | |
| CameroonCMR | 6.57 years | 2023 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 6.38 years | 2023 | |
| UgandaUGA | 6.32 years | 2023 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 6.23 years | 2023 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 6.2 years | 2023 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 6.17 years | 2023 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 6.09 years | 2023 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 6.07 years | 2023 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 6.06 years | 2023 | |
| ComorosCOM | 6.01 years | 2023 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 5.99 years | 2023 | |
| AngolaAGO | 5.96 years | 2023 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 5.94 years | 2023 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 5.88 years | 2023 | |
| TogoTGO | 5.86 years | 2023 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 5.85 years | 2023 | |
| BhutanBTN | 5.84 years | 2023 | |
| South SudanSSD | 5.73 years | 2023 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 5.48 years | 2023 | |
| HaitiHTI | 5.38 years | 2023 | |
| MalawiMWI | 5.24 years | 2023 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 5.2 years | 2023 | |
| EritreaERI | 5.09 years | 2023 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 4.96 years | 2023 | |
| RwandaRWA | 4.88 years | 2023 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 4.87 years | 2023 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 4.85 years | 2023 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 4.67 years | 2023 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 4.59 years | 2023 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 4.59 years | 2023 | |
| NepalNPL | 4.5 years | 2023 | |
| PakistanPAK | 4.32 years | 2023 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 3.99 years | 2023 | |
| SudanSDN | 3.96 years | 2023 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 3.95 years | 2023 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 3.67 years | 2023 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 3.54 years | 2023 | |
| BurundiBDI | 3.47 years | 2023 | |
| BeninBEN | 3.19 years | 2023 | |
| SenegalSEN | 2.93 years | 2023 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 2.51 years | 2023 | |
| GuineaGIN | 2.49 years | 2023 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 2.4 years | 2023 | |
| ChadTCD | 2.33 years | 2023 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 2.27 years | 2023 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 1.9 years | 2023 | |
| MaliMLI | 1.63 years | 2023 | |
| NigerNER | 1.41 years | 2023 |
Source: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP HDR)