Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, urban by country
Countries reporting
84
Highest
13.88
Georgia
Lowest
3.32
Rwanda
Median
10.81
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,115
What the numbers show
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, urban is currently reported for 84 countries. The highest value is 13.88 in Georgia; the lowest is 3.32 in Rwanda.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.81, and the mean is 10.73.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 139.0%), and the largest decrease in Rwanda (down 49.7%).
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 13.88 | 2020 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 2 | Lithuania | 13.44 | 2016 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Czechia | 13.41 | 2016 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 4 | Republic of Korea | 13.39 | 2017 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 5 | Estonia | 13.39 | 2016 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 6 | United States of America | 13.31 | 2010 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 13.3 | 2016 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 8 | Belarus | 13.08 | 2010 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 9 | Denmark | 13.07 | 2016 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 10 | Finland | 13.06 | 2016 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 11 | Latvia | 12.98 | 2016 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 12 | Germany | 12.94 | 2011 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 13 | Mongolia | 12.88 | 2021 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 14 | Slovakia | 12.75 | 2016 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 12.71 | 2017 | up 139.0% | rising |
| 16 | Hungary | 12.67 | 2016 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 17 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 12.61 | 2016 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Ireland | 12.59 | 2016 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 19 | Sweden | 12.56 | 2016 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 12.55 | 2016 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 21 | Serbia | 12.47 | 2018 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 22 | Iceland | 12.43 | 2015 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 23 | Croatia | 12.12 | 2016 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 24 | Norway | 12.1 | 2016 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 25 | Ukraine | 12.07 | 2018 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 26 | France | 11.98 | 2016 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 27 | Cyprus | 11.93 | 2016 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 28 | Austria | 11.85 | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 29 | North Macedonia | 11.84 | 2020 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Romania | 11.75 | 2016 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 31 | Panama | 11.65 | 2021 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 32 | Greece | 11.63 | 2016 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 33 | Argentina | 11.6 | 2021 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 34 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 11.58 | 2017 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 34 | Kosovo | 11.58 | 2017 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 36 | Chile | 11.58 | 2017 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 37 | Netherlands | 11.35 | 2004 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 11.26 | 2016 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 39 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 11.25 | 2021 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 40 | Türkiye | 11.12 | 2013 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 41 | Nigeria | 11.01 | 2018 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 42 | South Africa | 10.89 | 2020 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 43 | Paraguay | 10.73 | 2021 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 44 | Belgium | 10.68 | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Spain | 10.64 | 2016 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Ecuador | 10.57 | 2021 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 47 | Palestine, State of | 10.57 | 2017 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 48 | Italy | 10.56 | 2016 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Republic of Moldova | 10.47 | 2017 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 50 | Jordan | 10.44 | 2016 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 51 | Ghana | 10.38 | 2016 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 52 | Peru | 10.28 | 2021 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 53 | Mexico | 10.22 | 2020 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 54 | Malta | 10.16 | 2016 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 55 | Colombia | 10.1 | 2021 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 56 | Namibia | 10.06 | 2015 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 57 | Uruguay | 10.02 | 2021 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 58 | Ethiopia | 9.97 | 2021 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 59 | Sri Lanka | 9.95 | 2016 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 60 | Egypt | 9.86 | 2019 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 61 | Zambia | 9.76 | 2015 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 62 | Jamaica | 9.76 | 2002 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 63 | Brazil | 9.72 | 2021 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 64 | Costa Rica | 9.68 | 2021 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 9.47 | 2013 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 66 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 9.45 | 2002 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 67 | Portugal | 9.3 | 2016 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 68 | Belize | 9.16 | 1999 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 69 | Malawi | 8.95 | 2016 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Senegal | 8.85 | 2018 | up 93.0% | rising |
| 71 | Honduras | 8.73 | 2019 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 72 | Uganda | 8.72 | 2016 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 73 | Nicaragua | 8.69 | 2014 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 74 | El Salvador | 8.6 | 2019 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 75 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 8.48 | 2018 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 76 | Guatemala | 7.96 | 2019 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 77 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 7.84 | 2012 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 78 | Pakistan | 7.4 | 2020 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 79 | Cambodia | 7.21 | 2012 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 80 | Madagascar | 7.16 | 2012 | up 10.2% | flat |
| 81 | Nepal | 7.03 | 2014 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 82 | Mali | 6.55 | 2018 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 83 | Gambia | 6.01 | 2020 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 84 | Rwanda | 3.32 | 2021 | down 49.7% | falling |