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

Greece
9.97
in 2016
Spain
10.16
in 2018
Greece rank
60th
Spain rank
57th

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

  • Greece
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 10.16 against 9.97 in Greece, a difference of 0.19.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 60th and Spain ranks 57th of 91 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Spain Difference Ahead
1980s 5.83 4.53 1.3 Greece
2000s 9.75 8.83 0.9216 Greece
2010s 10.2 9.65 0.5447 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?
Spain, at 10.16 against 9.97 in Greece as of 2018.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Greece and Spain?
0.19, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Spain?
9 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 60th and Spain ranks 57th of 91 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, female. 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, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 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 female 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/