Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, total by country
Countries reporting
93
Highest
13.97
Armenia
Lowest
1.67
Burkina Faso
Median
10.38
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,319
What the numbers show
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, total is currently reported for 93 countries. The highest value is 13.97 in Armenia; the lowest is 1.67 in Burkina Faso.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.38, and the mean is 9.96.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 85 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Benin (up 256.2%), and the largest decrease in Rwanda (down 23.4%).
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 13.97 | 2018 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 2 | Georgia | 13.25 | 2020 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 3 | United States of America | 13.21 | 2010 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 4 | Czechia | 12.96 | 2016 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 5 | Korea | 12.96 | 2017 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 12.91 | 2011 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 7 | Estonia | 12.86 | 2016 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 8 | Finland | 12.74 | 2016 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 9 | Belarus | 12.71 | 2010 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 10 | Lithuania | 12.67 | 2016 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 12.63 | 2016 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Latvia | 12.57 | 2016 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 13 | Austria | 12.53 | 2016 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 14 | Denmark | 12.52 | 2016 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 15 | Slovenia | 12.48 | 2016 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 16 | Slovak Republic | 12.41 | 2016 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 17 | Mongolia | 12.34 | 2021 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 18 | Norway | 12.3 | 2016 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 19 | Ireland | 12.27 | 2016 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | 12.25 | 2017 | up 141.2% | rising |
| 21 | Sweden | 12.24 | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 22 | Netherlands | 12.18 | 2016 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 23 | Iceland | 12.18 | 2015 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 24 | Hungary | 12.11 | 2016 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 25 | Belgium | 12.05 | 2016 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Mauritius | 11.83 | 2017 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 11.75 | 2016 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 28 | Poland | 11.7 | 2016 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 29 | France | 11.63 | 2016 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 30 | Argentina | 11.6 | 2021 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 31 | Ukraine | 11.59 | 2018 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 32 | Puerto Rico | 11.55 | 2005 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 33 | Croatia | 11.54 | 2016 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 34 | Serbia | 11.43 | 2018 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 35 | Cyprus | 11.43 | 2016 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 36 | Australia | 11.33 | 2015 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 37 | Chile | 11.23 | 2017 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 11.21 | 2016 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 11.15 | 2020 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Kosovo | 10.98 | 2017 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 41 | Romania | 10.76 | 2016 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 42 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.76 | 2019 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 43 | Panama | 10.71 | 2021 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 44 | Greece | 10.55 | 2016 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 45 | Palestine, State of | 10.49 | 2017 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 46 | Albania | 10.44 | 2016 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 47 | Italy | 10.38 | 2016 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 48 | South Africa | 10.33 | 2020 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 49 | Jordan | 10.31 | 2016 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 50 | Montenegro | 10.21 | 2010 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 51 | Malta | 10.16 | 2016 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 52 | Spain | 10.16 | 2016 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Nigeria | 10.07 | 2018 | up 69.6% | rising |
| 54 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 10.06 | 2021 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 55 | Uruguay | 9.92 | 2021 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 56 | Ecuador | 9.82 | 2021 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 57 | Paraguay | 9.69 | 2021 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 58 | Ghana | 9.65 | 2016 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 59 | Mexico | 9.59 | 2020 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 60 | Republic of Moldova | 9.59 | 2017 | down 20.0% | flat |
| 61 | Peru | 9.51 | 2021 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 62 | Colombia | 9.39 | 2021 | up 13.6% | flat |
| 63 | Brazil | 9.28 | 2021 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 64 | Jamaica | 9.21 | 2002 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 65 | Sri Lanka | 9.18 | 2016 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 66 | Costa Rica | 9.13 | 2021 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 67 | Venezuela | 8.83 | 2006 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 68 | Portugal | 8.76 | 2016 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 69 | Namibia | 8.64 | 2015 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 70 | Benin | 8.59 | 2018 | up 256.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Dominican Republic | 8.58 | 2013 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 72 | Egypt | 8.56 | 2019 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 73 | Zambia | 8.41 | 2015 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 74 | Türkiye | 8.32 | 2019 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 75 | Senegal | 8.2 | 2018 | up 213.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Belize | 8.15 | 1999 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 77 | Ethiopia | 7.63 | 2021 | up 177.2% | volatile |
| 78 | El Salvador | 7.55 | 2019 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 79 | Honduras | 7.21 | 2019 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 80 | Nicaragua | 7.12 | 2014 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 81 | Guatemala | 6.56 | 2019 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 82 | Uganda | 6.44 | 2016 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 83 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.19 | 2018 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 84 | Malawi | 6.14 | 2016 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 6.02 | 2012 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 86 | Nepal | 5.43 | 2014 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 87 | Pakistan | 5.33 | 2020 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 88 | Cambodia | 5.17 | 2012 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 89 | Madagascar | 4.58 | 2012 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 90 | Gambia | 4.52 | 2020 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Mali | 3.4 | 2018 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 92 | Rwanda | 3.28 | 2021 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 93 | Burkina Faso | 1.67 | 2009 | up 40.5% | rising |