Greece vs Spain: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+
Greece
10.26
in 2016
Spain
10.25
in 2018
Greece rank
57th
Spain rank
58th
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ over time
- Greece
- Spain
How they compare
Greece currently reports 10.26 against 10.25 in Spain, a difference of 0.01.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 57th and Spain ranks 58th of 93 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.62 | 4.93 | 1.69 | Greece |
| 1990s | 7.74 | 7.2 | 0.5398 | Greece |
| 2000s | 10.13 | 9.12 | 1.02 | Greece |
| 2010s | 10.49 | 9.82 | 0.6635 | Greece |
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+, Greece or Spain?
- Greece, at 10.26 against 10.25 in Spain as of 2016.
- What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Greece and Spain?
- 0.01, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Spain?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2016.
- How do Greece and Spain rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
- Greece ranks 57th and Spain ranks 58th 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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About this data
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/