Mean years of schooling

Mean years of schooling, 2023: from 1.4 years (Niger) to 14.3 years (Germany), median 9.9 years.

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Ranking

RankCountryValue (years)Year
1Germany14.32023
2Switzerland13.92023
3Iceland13.92023
3United States of America13.92023
5Canada13.92023
6Lithuania13.62023
7Estonia13.62023
8Israel13.52023
9United Kingdom13.52023
10Latvia13.42023
11Palau13.32023
12Poland13.22023
13Norway13.12023
14Slovakia13.12023
15Denmark13.02023
16United Arab Emirates13.02023
17Finland13.02023
18Czech Republic13.02023
19Slovenia12.92023
20New Zealand12.92023
21Australia12.92023
22The Bahamas12.82023
23Montenegro12.82023
24Sweden12.72023
25South Korea12.72023
26Georgia12.72023
27Belgium12.72023
28Japan12.72023
29Netherlands12.72023
30Luxembourg12.62023
31Cyprus12.62023
32Kazakhstan12.62023
33Malta12.42023
34Liechtenstein12.42023
34Russia12.42023
36Austria12.42023
37Hong Kong12.32023
38Belarus12.32023
39Hungary12.32023
40Croatia12.12023
41Kyrgyzstan12.12023
42Singapore12.02023
43Uzbekistan11.92023
44Oman11.92023
45Moldova11.82023
46France11.82023
47Ireland11.72023
48Antigua and Barbuda11.72023
49Marshall Islands11.62023
49Serbia11.62023
51Andorra11.62023
51Saudi Arabia11.62023
51South Africa11.62023
54Greece11.62023
54Romania11.62023
56Bulgaria11.42023
57San Marino11.42023
58Armenia11.32023
59Samoa11.32023
60Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11.32023
61Chile11.32023
62Tajikistan11.32023
63Turkmenistan11.22023
64Seychelles11.22023
65Argentina11.22023
66Bahrain11.12023
67Ukraine11.12023
68Malaysia11.12023
69Azerbaijan11.12023
70Bosnia and Herzegovina11.02023
71Tonga10.92023
72Iran10.82023
72Saint Kitts and Nevis10.82023
74Italy10.82023
74Panama10.82023
76Trinidad and Tobago10.82023
77Sri Lanka10.82023
77Qatar10.82023
77Tuvalu10.82023
80Spain10.82023
81Cuba10.62023
82Uruguay10.52023
83Botswana10.52023
84Fiji10.42023
84Lebanon10.42023
86Jordan10.22023
87North Macedonia10.22023
88Albania10.22023
89Peru10.22023
90Egypt10.12023
91Dominica10.12023
91Palestine10.12023
93Mauritius10.12023
94Bolivia10.02023
95Philippines10.02023
96Jamaica10.02023
97Nicaragua9.92023
98Barbados9.92023
99Portugal9.72023
100Gabon9.72023
101Venezuela9.72023
102Nauru9.42023
103Grenada9.42023
104Dominican Republic9.42023
105Mongolia9.42023
106Mexico9.32023
107Brunei9.32023
108Kiribati9.12023
109Thailand9.02023
110Colombia9.02023
111Turkey9.02023
112Vietnam9.02023
113Ecuador9.02023
114Paraguay8.92023
114Zimbabwe8.92023
116Costa Rica8.82023
117Belize8.82023
118Guyana8.72023
119Indonesia8.72023
120Eswatini8.72023
121Kenya8.62023
122Saint Lucia8.62023
123Suriname8.42023
124Brazil8.42023
125Republic of the Congo8.32023
126Equatorial Guinea8.32023
127People's Republic of China8.02023
128Libya7.82023
129Lesotho7.72023
130Tunisia7.62023
131Nigeria7.62023
132Kuwait7.62023
133Honduras7.52023
134Algeria7.42023
135Maldives7.42023
136Zambia7.42023
137Democratic Republic of the Congo7.42023
138Federated States of Micronesia7.32023
139El Salvador7.32023
140Namibia7.32023
141Vanuatu7.22023
142Ghana7.12023
143India6.92023
144Bangladesh6.82023
145Iraq6.82023
146Cameroon6.62023
147Myanmar6.42023
148Uganda6.32023
149East Timor6.22023
150Morocco6.22023
151Liberia6.22023
152Cape Verde6.12023
153Tanzania6.12023
154Laos6.12023
155Comoros6.02023
156São Tomé and Príncipe6.02023
157Angola6.02023
158Syria5.92023
159Solomon Islands5.92023
160Togo5.92023
161Guatemala5.82023
162Bhutan5.82023
163South Sudan5.72023
164Yemen5.52023
165Haiti5.42023
166Malawi5.22023
167Cambodia5.22023
168Eritrea5.12023
169Papua New Guinea5.02023
170Rwanda4.92023
171Ivory Coast4.92023
172Mauritania4.92023
173The Gambia4.72023
174Madagascar4.62023
175Mozambique4.62023
176Nepal4.52023
177Pakistan4.32023
178Central African Republic4.02023
179Sudan4.02023
180Djibouti4.02023
181Guinea-Bissau3.72023
182Sierra Leone3.52023
183Burundi3.52023
184Benin3.22023
185Senegal2.92023
186Afghanistan2.52023
187Guinea2.52023
188Ethiopia2.42023
189Chad2.32023
190Burkina Faso2.32023
191Somalia1.92023
192Mali1.62023
193Niger1.42023

Source

Mean years of schooling — UNDP, Human Development Report 2025, mys · CC BY 3.0 IGO · Nov 2026 · hdr.undp.org

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