Luxembourg vs United States of America: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+

Luxembourg
13.53
in 2015
United States of America
13.8
in 2018
Luxembourg rank
5th
United States of America rank
3rd

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

  • Luxembourg
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 13.8 against 13.53 in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.27.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.

Luxembourg ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 91 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 13.56 13.29 0.2702 Luxembourg
2010s 13.77 13.36 0.4086 Luxembourg

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+, Luxembourg or United States of America?
United States of America, at 13.8 against 13.53 in Luxembourg as of 2018.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Luxembourg and United States of America?
0.27, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and United States of America?
7 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2015.
How do Luxembourg and United States of America rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Luxembourg ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 3rd 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/