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Average age, above primary education by country

Countries reporting
108
Highest
53.8
Finland
Lowest
22.71
Djibouti
Median
37.96
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,455

What the numbers show

Average age, above primary education is currently reported for 108 countries. The highest value is 53.8 in Finland; the lowest is 22.71 in Djibouti.

The median across all reporting countries is 37.96, and the mean is 38.98.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 88 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 364.1%), and the largest decrease in Mozambique (down 18.8%).

Average age, above primary education: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Finland 53.8 2016 up 11.9% rising
2 Bulgaria 53.11 2016 up 16.4% rising
3 Latvia 52.88 2016 up 16.0% rising
4 Hungary 52.81 2016 up 17.9% rising
5 Croatia 52.79 2016 up 11.6% rising
6 Slovenia 52.51 2016 up 17.1% rising
7 Estonia 52.11 2016 up 14.3% rising
8 Lithuania 51.72 2016 up 19.8% rising
9 Netherlands 51.41 2016 up 13.9% rising
10 Norway 50.97 2016 up 5.6% rising
11 Sweden 50.83 2016 up 18.2% rising
12 Slovakia 50.62 2016 up 14.2% rising
13 Germany 49.82 2011 up 4.6% flat
14 United Kingdom 49.58 2016 up 4.2% flat
15 Greece 48.59 2016 up 21.6% rising
16 Moldova 48.26 2021 up 5.3% rising
17 Belarus 48.01 2019 up 8.3% rising
18 Georgia 47.91 2020 up 8.2% rising
19 Luxembourg 47.32 2016 up 8.9% rising
20 Bosnia and Herzegovina 47.24 2019 up 13.8% rising
21 Russia 47.13 2019 up 12.4% rising
22 Armenia 46.52 2020 up 12.8% rising
23 Spain 46.34 2016 up 17.5% rising
24 Italy 46.33 2016 up 8.4% rising
25 Serbia 46.32 2018 up 2.6% rising
26 Malta 46.25 2016 up 13.1% rising
27 United States 46.2 2018 up 5.8% rising
28 Poland 46.11 2019 up 7.7% rising
29 Austria 45.72 2003 up 1.7% flat
30 France 45.65 2016 up 8.2% rising
31 Czechia 45.53 2016 down 1.0% rising
32 Ukraine 45.33 2014 up 3.9% flat
33 Iceland 45.19 2015 up 4.3% rising
34 Cyprus 45.05 2016 up 17.7% rising
35 Montenegro 44.98 2013 up 22.7% rising
36 Denmark 44.68 2016 down 5.1% flat
37 Ireland 44.66 2016 up 15.6% rising
38 Portugal 44.15 2016 up 21.4% rising
39 Albania 43.4 2019 up 13.5% rising
40 Kazakhstan 43.35 2018 up 6.3% rising
41 South Korea 43.03 2017 up 11.3% rising
42 North Macedonia 42.63 2020 up 6.1% rising
43 Romania 42.61 2018 down 0.9% rising
44 Belgium 42.01 2003 up 3.2% flat
45 Puerto Rico 41.02 2005 up 25.8% rising
46 Mongolia 40.5 2021 up 18.6% rising
47 Chile 39.5 2017 up 10.8% rising
48 Uruguay 39.01 2021 up 4.5% rising
49 Thailand 38.37 2021 up 10.2% rising
50 Sri Lanka 38.36 2019 up 7.8% rising
51 Niger 38.15 2018 up 5.3% rising
52 Panama 38.12 2021 up 8.0% rising
53 Mexico 38.04 2020 up 4.9% rising
54 Argentina 38.03 2021 down 3.5% flat
55 Kyrgyzstan 37.9 2020 down 1.8% flat
56 South Africa 37.63 2020 up 7.0% rising
57 Costa Rica 36.96 2021 up 7.2% rising
58 Colombia 36.88 2021 up 7.0% rising
59 Kosovo 36.73 2017 down 14.3% flat
59 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 36.73 2017 down 14.3% flat
61 Brazil 36.71 2021 up 0.7% rising
62 Peru 36.08 2021 up 7.5% rising
63 China 36.06 2013 up 5.8% flat
64 Philippines 35.36 2019 up 4.3% rising
65 Tunisia 35.33 2015 down 0.7% rising
66 Trinidad and Tobago 35.21 2011 up 15.8% rising
67 Tajikistan 35.2 2013 up 3.8% rising
68 Mauritius 35.14 2017 down 3.3% rising
69 Indonesia 34.92 2019 up 5.6% rising
70 El Salvador 34.12 2019 up 9.8% rising
71 Jordan 34.09 2016 up 13.4% rising
72 Egypt 33.76 2019 up 3.0% rising
73 Turkey 33.52 2019 up 18.2% rising
74 Jamaica 33.44 2002 up 25.5% rising
75 Cambodia 33.3 2012 up 11.2% flat
76 Pakistan 32.93 2020 up 3.3% rising
77 Uganda 32.81 2016 up 15.1% rising
78 Ghana 32.43 2016 down 4.4% rising
79 Bolivia 32.28 2021 up 4.4% rising
80 India 32.21 2019 up 2.5% rising
81 Dominican Republic 31.93 2013 up 3.2% rising
82 Ecuador 31.8 2021 down 1.7% rising
83 Namibia 31.71 2015 up 3.6% rising
84 Bangladesh 31.64 2016 up 0.7% rising
85 Venezuela 31.42 2006 up 8.2% rising
86 Paraguay 31.31 2021 up 9.6% rising
87 Laos 31.17 2018 up 4.6% rising
88 Guatemala 30.14 2019 up 7.0% rising
89 Honduras 30.09 2019 up 12.4% rising
90 Palestine 29.82 2017 down 2.0% flat
91 Tanzania 29.71 2020 up 10.9% falling
92 Nicaragua 29.57 2014 up 2.7% rising
93 Nigeria 29.52 2018 down 1.8% flat
94 Senegal 29.45 2018 up 3.9% rising
95 Rwanda 29.28 2021 up 364.1% rising
96 Belize 29.25 1999 up 2.7% flat
97 Madagascar 29.16 2012 down 14.5% falling
98 Ethiopia 29.01 2021 up 7.1% flat
99 Malawi 28.97 2019 down 2.9% flat
100 Nepal 28.95 2014 up 4.8% rising
101 Zambia 28.79 2015 down 10.9% falling
102 Mali 28.57 2018 up 11.0% falling
103 Morocco 28.4 2013 down 6.9% rising
104 Guinea 28.35 2018 up 8.3% rising
105 Togo 27.83 2018 down 6.3% falling
106 Gambia 27.4 2020 up 3.9% rising
107 Mozambique 25.65 2014 down 18.8% falling
108 Djibouti 22.71 2017 down 14.2% falling

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Indicator
Average age, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,455 data points, 1970–2021
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