Latvia vs New Zealand: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+

Latvia
13.08
in 2018
New Zealand
13.13
in 2016
Latvia rank
12th
New Zealand rank
11th

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

  • Latvia
  • New Zealand
051015198119992018

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 13.13 against 13.08 in Latvia, a difference of 0.05.

Across all 6 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Latvia ranks 12th and New Zealand ranks 11th of 93 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia New Zealand Difference Ahead
2000s 12.31 13.46 1.15 New Zealand
2010s 12.86 13.1 0.2418 New Zealand

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+, Latvia or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 13.13 against 13.08 in Latvia as of 2016.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Latvia and New Zealand?
0.05, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and New Zealand?
6 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2016.
How do Latvia and New Zealand rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Latvia ranks 12th and New Zealand ranks 11th 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/