Average Years of Schooling

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Mean years of schooling (MYS), the average number of completed years of education of a population, is a widely used measure of a country's stock of human capital. The global average is 8.7 years.

Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C.


Human Development Data: All Countries Mean Years Of Schooling
Germany 14
Canada 14
Iceland 14
United States 14
Estonia 14
Lithuania 14
Japan 13
United Kingdom 13
Israel 13
Latvia 13
Portugal 13
Denmark 13
Luxembourg 13
Norway 13
Finland 13
New Zealand 13
Slovenia 13
Georgia 13
Rwanda 13
South Africa 13
Australia 13
United Arab Emirates 13
Bahamas, The 13
Netherlands 13
Switzerland 13
Korea, Rep. 13
Belgium 12
Cyprus 12
Austria 12
Kazakhstan 12
Croatia 12
Hong Kong 12
Hungary 12
Malta 12
Belarus 12
Slovak Republic 12
Uzbekistan 12
Moldova 12
Oman 12
France 12
Ireland 12
Bulgaria 11
Greece 11
Kyrgyzstan 11
Sierra Leone 11
Spain 11
Albania 11
Armenia 11
Russia 11
Senegal 11
Tajikistan 11
Turkmenistan 11
Argentina 11
Ukraine 11
Bahrain 11
Chile 11
Sudan 11
Italy 11
Malaysia 11
Sri Lanka 11
Azerbaijan 11
Bosnia and Herzegovina 11
Papua New Guinea 11
Jordan 10
Mauritius 10
Botswana 10
North Macedonia 10
Romania 10
Panama 10
Philippines 10
Bolivia 10
Sweden 10
Egypt 10
Qatar 10
Gabon 9
Mongolia 9
Dominican Republic 9
Jamaica 9
Mexico 9
Poland 9
Uruguay 9
Colombia 9
Peru 9
Costa Rica 9
Ecuador 9
Lebanon 9
Thailand 9
Zimbabwe 9
Guyana 9
Indonesia 9
Türkiye 9
Vietnam 8
Ghana 8
Algeria 8
Brazil 8
China 8
Libya 8
Bangladesh 7
Tunisia 7
Kuwait 7
El Salvador 7
Namibia 7
Nigeria 7
Zambia 7
Honduras 7
Nicaragua 7
Congo, Dem. Rep 7
India 7
Kenya 7
Myanmar 6
Tanzania 6
Cameroon 6
Congo, Rep. 6
Lesotho 6
Morocco 6
Guatemala 6
Uganda 6
Eswatini 6
Haiti 6
Angola 5
Laos 5
Bhutan 5
Cote d'Ivoire 5
Cambodia 5
Comoros 5
Liberia 5
Madagascar 5
Nepal 5
Togo 5
Mauritania 5
Paraguay 5
Gambia 5
Singapore 5
Malawi 5
Pakistan 5
Saudi Arabia 4
Benin 4
Central African Republic 4
Suriname 4
Guinea-Bissau 4
Ethiopia 3
Mozambique 3
Yemen, Rep. 3
Burundi 3
Afghanistan 3
Serbia 3
Chad 3
Mali 2
Guinea 2
Burkina Faso 2
Niger 2

See: Data for individual countries by using country lists







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