Australia vs Cyprus: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+

Australia
12.51
in 2018
Cyprus
12.38
in 2018
Australia rank
25th
Cyprus rank
27th

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ over time

  • Australia
  • Cyprus
051015197119942018

How they compare

Australia currently reports 12.51 against 12.38 in Cyprus, a difference of 0.13.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 25th and Cyprus ranks 27th of 93 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Cyprus Difference Ahead
2000s 12.06 11.01 1.05 Australia
2010s 12.38 11.95 0.4326 Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+, Australia or Cyprus?
Australia, at 12.51 against 12.38 in Cyprus as of 2018.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Australia and Cyprus?
0.13, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Cyprus?
14 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
How do Australia and Cyprus rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Australia ranks 25th and Cyprus ranks 27th of 93 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
93 places, 1,032 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/