Average years of schooling of adults (aged 15+), total - Other - Education Statistics



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Average years of schooling are the years of formal schooling received, on average, by youths and adults ages 15-24.
Average years of schooling of adults (aged 15+), total - Other - Education Statistics (2000)

Rank

Country

Value

1United States12.05
2Norway11.85
3New Zealand11.74
4Canada11.62
5Sweden11.41
6Australia10.92
7South Korea10.84
8North Korea10.84
9Switzerland10.48
10Germany10.20
11High income: OECD10.13
12High income10.08
13Finland9.99
14Poland9.84
15Denmark9.66
16Israel9.60
17Japan9.47
18United Kingdom9.42
19Hong Kong9.41
20Ireland9.35
21Netherlands9.35
22Belgium9.34
23Slovakia9.27
24Cyprus9.15
25Hungary9.13
26Iceland8.83
27Argentina8.83
28Barbados8.73
29Greece8.67
30Panama8.55
31Euro area8.41
32Austria8.35
33Fiji8.30
34Philippines8.21
35France7.86
36Trinidad and Tobago7.76
37Peru7.58
38Uruguay7.56
39Chile7.55
40Spain7.28
41Upper middle income7.26
42Mexico7.23
43Italy7.18
44Slovenia7.11
45Singapore7.05
46Kuwait7.05
47Jordan6.91
48Sri Lanka6.87
49Malaysia6.80
50Venezuela6.64
51Thailand6.50
52Ecuador6.41
53China6.36
54Middle income6.34
55Botswana6.28
56Guyana6.24
57Paraguay6.18
58East Asia & Pacific (developing only)6.17
59South Africa6.14
60Bahrain6.11
61Lower middle income6.05
62Latin America & Caribbean (developing only)6.05
63Costa Rica6.05
64Swaziland6.01
65Mauritius6
66Portugal5.87
67Syria5.78
68Bolivia5.58
69Egypt5.51
70Low & middle income5.49
71Zambia5.46
72Algeria5.37
73Zimbabwe5.35
74Iran5.31
75Middle East & North Africa (developing only)5.30
76Turkey5.29
77Colombia5.27
78Jamaica5.26
79El Salvador5.15
80Republic of the Congo5.14
81India5.06
82Tunisia5.01
83Indonesia4.99
84Dominican Republic4.93
85Brazil4.88
86Honduras4.80
87South Asia4.67
88Nicaragua4.58
89Low income4.29
90Lesotho4.23
91Kenya4.20
92Ghana3.89
93Pakistan3.88
94Cameroon3.54
95Uganda3.51
96Guatemala3.49
97Togo3.33
98Malawi3.20
99Democratic Republic of the Congo3.03
100Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)2.92
101Papua New Guinea2.88
102Haiti2.78
103Burma2.77
104Tanzania2.70
105Bangladesh2.58
106Rwanda2.56
107Senegal2.55
108Central African Republic2.53
109Liberia2.45
110Nepal2.43
111Sierra Leone2.40
112Benin2.34
113Gambia2.31
114Sudan2.13
115Mozambique1.11
116Niger1.02
117Mali0.88
118Guinea-Bissau0.84
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