Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 by country
Countries reporting
88
Highest
14.14
Mauritius
Lowest
3.11
Rwanda
Median
10.29
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,218
What the numbers show
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 is currently reported for 88 countries. The highest value is 14.14 in Mauritius; the lowest is 3.11 in Rwanda.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.29, and the mean is 9.95.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Senegal (up 168.4%), and the largest decrease in Rwanda (down 40.9%).
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritius | 14.14 | 2017 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 2 | South Korea | 13.7 | 2017 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 3 | Chile | 12.57 | 2017 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 4 | Ukraine | 12.53 | 2014 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 5 | United States | 12.46 | 2010 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 6 | Puerto Rico | 12.27 | 2005 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 7 | Albania | 11.99 | 2016 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 8 | Mongolia | 11.95 | 2021 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 9 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.95 | 2019 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 10 | Georgia | 11.72 | 2020 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 11 | Bolivia | 11.71 | 2021 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 12 | Argentina | 11.7 | 2021 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 13 | Malta | 11.7 | 2016 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 14 | Peru | 11.43 | 2021 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 15 | Panama | 11.41 | 2021 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 16 | Ireland | 11.41 | 2016 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 17 | Ecuador | 11.4 | 2021 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 18 | Jordan | 11.38 | 2016 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 19 | Serbia | 11.25 | 2018 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 20 | Palestine | 11.23 | 2017 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 21 | Belarus | 11.23 | 2010 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 11.21 | 2016 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 23 | North Macedonia | 11.02 | 2020 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | 10.98 | 2016 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 25 | Paraguay | 10.98 | 2021 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 26 | Mexico | 10.92 | 2020 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 27 | Italy | 10.88 | 2016 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Kazakhstan | 10.8 | 2017 | up 149.1% | rising |
| 29 | Montenegro | 10.76 | 2010 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 30 | France | 10.75 | 2016 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 31 | Austria | 10.73 | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Colombia | 10.62 | 2021 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 33 | South Africa | 10.58 | 2020 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 34 | Germany | 10.58 | 2011 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 35 | Cyprus | 10.58 | 2016 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 36 | Nigeria | 10.57 | 2018 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 37 | Uruguay | 10.52 | 2021 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 38 | Turkey | 10.5 | 2019 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 10.49 | 2021 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 40 | Belgium | 10.45 | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Egypt | 10.43 | 2019 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 42 | Brazil | 10.4 | 2021 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 43 | Jamaica | 10.36 | 2002 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 44 | Sweden | 10.34 | 2016 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 45 | Dominican Republic | 10.23 | 2013 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 46 | Netherlands | 10.06 | 2016 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 47 | Slovakia | 10.06 | 2016 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 48 | Greece | 9.98 | 2016 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 49 | Slovenia | 9.8 | 2016 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 50 | Namibia | 9.78 | 2015 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 51 | El Salvador | 9.74 | 2019 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 52 | Venezuela | 9.71 | 2006 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 53 | Portugal | 9.7 | 2016 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 54 | Spain | 9.7 | 2016 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Poland | 9.63 | 2016 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 56 | Moldova | 9.61 | 2017 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 57 | Latvia | 9.6 | 2016 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 58 | Ghana | 9.56 | 2016 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 59 | Croatia | 9.56 | 2016 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 60 | Czechia | 9.53 | 2016 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 61 | Norway | 9.48 | 2016 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 62 | Hungary | 9.47 | 2016 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 63 | Estonia | 9.35 | 2016 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 64 | Finland | 9.35 | 2016 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 65 | Luxembourg | 9.33 | 2016 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Lithuania | 9.24 | 2016 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Iceland | 9.12 | 2015 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 68 | Denmark | 9.1 | 2016 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 69 | Belize | 9 | 1999 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 70 | Zambia | 8.92 | 2015 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 8.89 | 2016 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 72 | Romania | 8.89 | 2016 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 73 | Honduras | 8.76 | 2019 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 74 | Senegal | 8.67 | 2018 | up 168.4% | rising |
| 75 | Nicaragua | 8.47 | 2014 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 76 | Guatemala | 8.33 | 2019 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 77 | Laos | 8.08 | 2018 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 78 | Nepal | 8.07 | 2014 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 79 | Malawi | 7.7 | 2016 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Ethiopia | 7.63 | 2021 | up 68.1% | rising |
| 81 | Tanzania | 7.41 | 2012 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 82 | Uganda | 7.2 | 2016 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 83 | Pakistan | 6.43 | 2020 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 84 | Cambodia | 6.29 | 2012 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 85 | Gambia | 5.93 | 2020 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 86 | Madagascar | 5.32 | 2012 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 87 | Mali | 5.29 | 2018 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 88 | Rwanda | 3.11 | 2021 | down 40.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 11.92