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

Luxembourg
13.66
in 2015
Switzerland
14.44
in 2016
Luxembourg rank
4th
Switzerland rank
1st

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

  • Luxembourg
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 14.44 against 13.66 in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.78.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 1st of 91 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 14.25 14.02 0.2308 Luxembourg
2010s 14.23 14.16 0.0708 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 Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 14.44 against 13.66 in Luxembourg as of 2016.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Luxembourg and Switzerland?
0.78, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Switzerland?
6 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2015.
How do Luxembourg and Switzerland rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Luxembourg ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 1st 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/