Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, female by country
Countries reporting
90
Highest
13.36
Georgia
Lowest
2.55
Mali
Median
10.22
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,231
What the numbers show
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, female is currently reported for 90 countries. The highest value is 13.36 in Georgia; the lowest is 2.55 in Mali.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.22, and the mean is 9.82.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Senegal (up 294.8%), and the largest decrease in Montenegro (down 20.9%).
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 13.36 | 2020 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 2 | United States of America | 13.24 | 2010 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 3 | Estonia | 13.19 | 2016 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 4 | Finland | 12.9 | 2016 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 5 | Latvia | 12.82 | 2016 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 6 | Lithuania | 12.69 | 2016 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Belarus | 12.68 | 2010 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 8 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 12.67 | 2016 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Czechia | 12.65 | 2016 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 10 | Denmark | 12.65 | 2016 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 11 | Mongolia | 12.65 | 2021 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 12 | Germany | 12.61 | 2011 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 13 | Ireland | 12.48 | 2016 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 14 | Slovenia | 12.48 | 2016 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 15 | Iceland | 12.44 | 2015 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 16 | Norway | 12.42 | 2016 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 12.41 | 2017 | up 140.2% | rising |
| 18 | Slovakia | 12.39 | 2016 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 19 | Sweden | 12.37 | 2016 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 20 | Republic of Korea | 12.24 | 2017 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 21 | Hungary | 12.02 | 2016 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 22 | Netherlands | 11.97 | 2016 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 11.81 | 2016 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 24 | Argentina | 11.75 | 2021 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 25 | Puerto Rico | 11.72 | 2005 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 26 | Ukraine | 11.67 | 2018 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 27 | Poland | 11.66 | 2016 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 28 | France | 11.51 | 2016 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 29 | Austria | 11.38 | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Cyprus | 11.35 | 2016 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 31 | Croatia | 11.27 | 2016 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 32 | Mauritius | 11.26 | 2017 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 33 | Serbia | 11.2 | 2018 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 34 | Chile | 11.12 | 2017 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 10.97 | 2016 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Panama | 10.94 | 2021 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 37 | North Macedonia | 10.83 | 2020 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Romania | 10.49 | 2016 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 39 | Belgium | 10.48 | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Palestine, State of | 10.44 | 2017 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 41 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 10.37 | 2017 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 41 | Kosovo | 10.37 | 2017 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 43 | South Africa | 10.29 | 2020 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 44 | Greece | 10.24 | 2016 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 45 | Albania | 10.23 | 2016 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 46 | Uruguay | 10.2 | 2021 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 47 | Italy | 10.19 | 2016 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Malta | 10.1 | 2016 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 49 | Jordan | 10.02 | 2016 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 50 | Spain | 10.02 | 2016 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.97 | 2019 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 52 | Ecuador | 9.86 | 2021 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 53 | Republic of Moldova | 9.81 | 2017 | down 16.5% | flat |
| 54 | Paraguay | 9.8 | 2021 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 55 | Montenegro | 9.68 | 2010 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 56 | Nigeria | 9.67 | 2018 | up 88.4% | rising |
| 57 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 9.55 | 2021 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 58 | Colombia | 9.54 | 2021 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 59 | Brazil | 9.46 | 2021 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 60 | Mexico | 9.44 | 2020 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 61 | Jamaica | 9.3 | 2002 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 62 | Costa Rica | 9.25 | 2021 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 63 | Sri Lanka | 9.18 | 2016 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 64 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 9.1 | 2006 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 65 | Ghana | 9.09 | 2016 | up 77.7% | rising |
| 66 | Peru | 9.03 | 2021 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 8.8 | 2013 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 68 | Portugal | 8.71 | 2016 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 69 | Namibia | 8.7 | 2015 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 70 | Belize | 8.16 | 1999 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 71 | Zambia | 7.96 | 2015 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 72 | Egypt | 7.96 | 2019 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 73 | Senegal | 7.88 | 2018 | up 294.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Ethiopia | 7.76 | 2021 | up 278.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Türkiye | 7.39 | 2019 | down 15.9% | flat |
| 76 | Nicaragua | 7.38 | 2014 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 77 | Honduras | 7.37 | 2019 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 78 | El Salvador | 7.27 | 2019 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 79 | Guatemala | 6.14 | 2019 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 80 | Uganda | 5.81 | 2016 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 81 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 5.53 | 2012 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 82 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5.48 | 2018 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 83 | Malawi | 5.43 | 2016 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Nepal | 4.52 | 2014 | up 110.5% | rising |
| 85 | Cambodia | 4.42 | 2012 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 86 | Madagascar | 4.32 | 2012 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 87 | Pakistan | 4.29 | 2020 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 88 | Gambia | 3.99 | 2020 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Rwanda | 3.15 | 2021 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 90 | Mali | 2.55 | 2018 | up 83.7% | rising |