Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, above primary education by country
Countries reporting
87
Highest
16.18
Mauritius
Lowest
2.66
Rwanda
Median
12.48
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,155
What the numbers show
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, above primary education is currently reported for 87 countries. The highest value is 16.18 in Mauritius; the lowest is 2.66 in Rwanda.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.48, and the mean is 12.28.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 73 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 126.0%), and the largest decrease in Rwanda (down 81.5%).
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritius | 16.18 | 2017 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 2 | Poland | 14.89 | 2016 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 3 | Pakistan | 14.6 | 2020 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 4 | Korea | 14.08 | 2017 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 5 | Mexico | 14.01 | 2020 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 6 | Chile | 13.89 | 2017 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 7 | Denmark | 13.7 | 2016 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 8 | France | 13.58 | 2016 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 9 | Belarus | 13.43 | 2010 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 10 | Egypt | 13.39 | 2019 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 11 | Georgia | 13.37 | 2020 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 12 | Ireland | 13.37 | 2016 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 13 | Puerto Rico | 13.35 | 2005 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 14 | Jordan | 13.31 | 2016 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 15 | Cyprus | 13.31 | 2016 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 16 | Albania | 13.29 | 2016 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 17 | Lithuania | 13.27 | 2016 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 18 | Serbia | 13.18 | 2018 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 19 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.15 | 2019 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 20 | South Africa | 13.15 | 2020 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 21 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 13.07 | 2021 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 22 | Greece | 13.06 | 2016 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 23 | Estonia | 13.05 | 2016 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 24 | Mongolia | 13.05 | 2021 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 25 | Czechia | 13.04 | 2016 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 26 | North Macedonia | 13.03 | 2020 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 27 | Germany | 13.03 | 2011 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 28 | Türkiye | 13.01 | 2019 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 13 | 2016 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 30 | Argentina | 12.95 | 2021 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 31 | Sweden | 12.95 | 2016 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 32 | Montenegro | 12.91 | 2010 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 33 | Netherlands | 12.88 | 2016 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 34 | Latvia | 12.79 | 2016 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 35 | Colombia | 12.76 | 2021 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 36 | Finland | 12.74 | 2016 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 37 | Ethiopia | 12.74 | 2021 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 38 | Panama | 12.68 | 2021 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 39 | Norway | 12.65 | 2016 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 40 | United Kingdom | 12.64 | 2016 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 41 | Dominican Republic | 12.63 | 2013 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 42 | Ecuador | 12.53 | 2021 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 43 | Spain | 12.53 | 2016 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 44 | Slovenia | 12.48 | 2016 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 45 | El Salvador | 12.47 | 2019 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 46 | Ukraine | 12.46 | 2018 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 47 | Slovak Republic | 12.44 | 2016 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 48 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 12.37 | 2018 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 49 | Paraguay | 12.35 | 2021 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 50 | Iceland | 12.34 | 2015 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 51 | Hungary | 12.32 | 2016 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 52 | Bulgaria | 12.29 | 2016 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 53 | Kazakhstan | 12.28 | 2017 | up 126.0% | flat |
| 54 | Belgium | 12.26 | 2003 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 55 | Brazil | 12.2 | 2021 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 56 | Portugal | 12.19 | 2016 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 57 | Peru | 12.04 | 2021 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 58 | Croatia | 12 | 2016 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 59 | Nigeria | 11.92 | 2018 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 60 | Costa Rica | 11.79 | 2021 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 61 | Palestine, State of | 11.74 | 2017 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 62 | Mali | 11.73 | 2018 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 63 | Honduras | 11.72 | 2019 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 64 | Austria | 11.67 | 2003 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 65 | Italy | 11.65 | 2016 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 66 | Belize | 11.57 | 1999 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 67 | Uruguay | 11.49 | 2021 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 68 | Kosovo | 11.47 | 2017 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 69 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 11.46 | 2006 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 70 | Malta | 11.45 | 2016 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 71 | Uganda | 11.39 | 2016 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 72 | Romania | 11.35 | 2016 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 73 | Guatemala | 11.29 | 2019 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 74 | Nicaragua | 11.16 | 2014 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 75 | Senegal | 11.05 | 2018 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 76 | Namibia | 10.93 | 2015 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 77 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 10.9 | 2012 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 78 | Ghana | 10.88 | 2016 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 79 | Gambia | 10.82 | 2020 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 80 | Sri Lanka | 10.75 | 2016 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 81 | Nepal | 10.66 | 2014 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 82 | Zambia | 10.47 | 2015 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 83 | Jamaica | 10.46 | 2002 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 84 | Republic of Moldova | 9.8 | 2017 | down 23.1% | flat |
| 85 | Madagascar | 9.62 | 2012 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 86 | Cambodia | 9.43 | 2012 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 87 | Rwanda | 2.66 | 2021 | down 81.5% | volatile |