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

Austria
12.18
in 2017
Belgium
12.37
in 2017
Austria rank
31st
Belgium rank
28th

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

  • Austria
  • Belgium
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 12.37 against 12.18 in Austria, a difference of 0.19.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 31st and Belgium ranks 28th of 93 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Belgium Difference Ahead
2000s 11.59 11.24 0.3489 Austria
2010s 11.93 11.78 0.1456 Austria

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+, Austria or Belgium?
Belgium, at 12.37 against 12.18 in Austria as of 2017.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Austria and Belgium?
0.19, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2017.
How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Austria ranks 31st and Belgium ranks 28th 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/