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

Hungary
12.21
in 2016
Singapore
12.11
in 2018
Hungary rank
30th
Singapore rank
33rd

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

  • Hungary
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Hungary currently reports 12.21 against 12.11 in Singapore, a difference of 0.1.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Hungary has been ahead every year.

Hungary ranks 30th and Singapore ranks 33rd of 91 countries.

Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Singapore Difference Ahead
1980s 9.32 4.65 4.68 Hungary
1990s 10.4 8.15 2.25 Hungary
2000s 11.78 11.09 0.6927 Hungary
2010s 12.15 11.74 0.4085 Hungary

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+, Hungary or Singapore?
Hungary, at 12.21 against 12.11 in Singapore as of 2016.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Hungary and Singapore?
0.1, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Singapore?
11 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2016.
How do Hungary and Singapore rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Hungary ranks 30th and Singapore ranks 33rd 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, male. 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, male
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 male 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/