Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, male by country
Countries reporting
90
Highest
13.7
Republic of Korea
Lowest
3.43
Rwanda
Median
10.6
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, male is currently reported for 90 countries. The highest value is 13.7 in Republic of Korea; the lowest is 3.43 in Rwanda.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.6, and the mean is 10.17.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Senegal (up 155.1%), and the largest decrease in Rwanda (down 27.4%).
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic of Korea | 13.7 | 2017 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 2 | Czechia | 13.37 | 2016 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 13.23 | 2011 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 4 | United States of America | 13.16 | 2010 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 5 | Georgia | 13.12 | 2020 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 6 | Belarus | 12.75 | 2010 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 7 | Lithuania | 12.64 | 2016 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 8 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 12.6 | 2016 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Finland | 12.56 | 2016 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 10 | Slovenia | 12.48 | 2016 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 11 | Estonia | 12.45 | 2016 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 12 | Slovakia | 12.43 | 2016 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 13 | Mauritius | 12.43 | 2017 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands | 12.4 | 2016 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 15 | Denmark | 12.38 | 2016 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 16 | Hungary | 12.22 | 2016 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 17 | Latvia | 12.22 | 2016 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 18 | Norway | 12.18 | 2016 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 19 | Sweden | 12.11 | 2016 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | 12.05 | 2017 | up 142.9% | rising |
| 21 | Ireland | 12.03 | 2016 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 22 | Austria | 11.99 | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Mongolia | 11.99 | 2021 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 24 | Croatia | 11.87 | 2016 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 25 | Iceland | 11.85 | 2015 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 26 | France | 11.77 | 2016 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 27 | Poland | 11.75 | 2016 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 28 | Serbia | 11.68 | 2018 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 11.67 | 2016 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 30 | Kosovo | 11.59 | 2017 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 30 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 11.59 | 2017 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 32 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.57 | 2019 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 33 | Cyprus | 11.52 | 2016 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 34 | Ukraine | 11.49 | 2018 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 11.47 | 2020 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 11.46 | 2016 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Argentina | 11.43 | 2021 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 38 | Chile | 11.35 | 2017 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 39 | Puerto Rico | 11.33 | 2005 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 40 | Romania | 11.05 | 2016 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 41 | Greece | 10.9 | 2016 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 42 | Belgium | 10.83 | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Montenegro | 10.78 | 2010 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 44 | Albania | 10.66 | 2016 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 45 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 10.61 | 2021 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 46 | Jordan | 10.59 | 2016 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 47 | Italy | 10.59 | 2016 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Palestine, State of | 10.55 | 2017 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 49 | Panama | 10.46 | 2021 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 50 | Nigeria | 10.42 | 2018 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 51 | South Africa | 10.37 | 2020 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 52 | Spain | 10.32 | 2016 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Malta | 10.22 | 2016 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 54 | Ghana | 10.19 | 2016 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 55 | Peru | 10.04 | 2021 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 56 | Ecuador | 9.78 | 2021 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 57 | Mexico | 9.76 | 2020 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 58 | Uruguay | 9.6 | 2021 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 59 | Paraguay | 9.57 | 2021 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 60 | Republic of Moldova | 9.29 | 2017 | down 24.2% | flat |
| 61 | Türkiye | 9.27 | 2019 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 62 | Colombia | 9.23 | 2021 | up 12.8% | flat |
| 63 | Sri Lanka | 9.18 | 2016 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 64 | Egypt | 9.13 | 2019 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 65 | Jamaica | 9.12 | 2002 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 66 | Brazil | 9.09 | 2021 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 67 | Costa Rica | 9 | 2021 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 68 | Zambia | 8.86 | 2015 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 69 | Portugal | 8.81 | 2016 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 70 | Namibia | 8.57 | 2015 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 71 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 8.55 | 2006 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 72 | Senegal | 8.53 | 2018 | up 155.1% | rising |
| 73 | Dominican Republic | 8.36 | 2013 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 74 | Belize | 8.13 | 1999 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 75 | El Salvador | 7.88 | 2019 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 76 | Ethiopia | 7.54 | 2021 | up 114.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Uganda | 7.21 | 2016 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 78 | Guatemala | 7.05 | 2019 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 79 | Honduras | 7.03 | 2019 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 80 | Malawi | 6.96 | 2016 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.95 | 2018 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 82 | Nicaragua | 6.83 | 2014 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 83 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 6.55 | 2012 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 84 | Nepal | 6.54 | 2014 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 85 | Pakistan | 6.37 | 2020 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 86 | Cambodia | 6.02 | 2012 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 87 | Gambia | 5.16 | 2020 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 88 | Madagascar | 4.86 | 2012 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 89 | Mali | 4.55 | 2018 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 90 | Rwanda | 3.43 | 2021 | down 27.4% | falling |