GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average) by country
SDG Goal 4 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database
Countries reporting
214
Highest
1 5 year moving average
Albania
Lowest
0 5 year moving average
United States Virgin Islands
Median
0.833 5 year moving average
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
4,300
What the numbers show
GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average) is currently reported for 214 countries. The highest value is 1 5 year moving average in Albania; the lowest is 0 5 year moving average in United States Virgin Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.833 5 year moving average, and the mean is 0.7188 5 year moving average.
Over the past decade 187 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Kiribati (up 733.0%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
GOAL 4: Quality Education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 1 | Argentina | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Armenia | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 1 | Australia | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Austria | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 1 | Burundi | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 1 | Belgium | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Brazil | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 1 | Switzerland | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Cameroon | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Colombia | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 1 | Cuba | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Czechia | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 1 | Germany | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 1 | Denmark | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 1 | Ecuador | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 1 | Egypt | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Spain | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 1 | Estonia | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 1 | Finland | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 1 | France | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 1 | Guinea | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Gambia | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Greece | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 1 | Guatemala | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Honduras | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 1 | Hungary | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Indonesia | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 1 | Ireland | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Iceland | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 1 | Italy | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 1 | Jordan | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Cambodia | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 1 | South Korea | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 1 | Latvia | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Madagascar | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Mexico | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 1 | Montenegro | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Mongolia | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 1 | Norway | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 1 | Pakistan | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Panama | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 1 | Peru | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Philippines | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Poland | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 1 | Portugal | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 1 | Paraguay | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 1 | Palestine | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 1 | Senegal | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Serbia | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Slovakia | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 1 | Slovenia | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 1 | Sweden | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 1 | Chad | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Togo | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Thailand | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Vietnam | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 1 | South Africa | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 233.3% | rising |
| 68 | Azerbaijan | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 68 | Benin | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 68 | Bangladesh | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 68 | Bulgaria | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 108.2% | rising |
| 68 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 68 | Belarus | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 68 | Canada | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Chile | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 68 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 68 | Congo | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 108.2% | rising |
| 68 | Cyprus | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 108.2% | rising |
| 68 | Algeria | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 68 | Ethiopia | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 68 | Fiji | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 108.2% | rising |
| 68 | Gabon | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 316.5% | volatile |
| 68 | United Kingdom | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 68 | Georgia | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 68 | Ghana | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 68 | Croatia | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 108.2% | rising |
| 68 | India | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 177.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Iran | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 68 | Jamaica | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Japan | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 68 | Kiribati | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 733.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Laos | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 68 | Lebanon | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 177.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Liberia | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 177.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Luxembourg | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 108.2% | rising |
| 68 | Morocco | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 68 | Moldova | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 68 | Maldives | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 108.2% | rising |
| 68 | Malta | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 108.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Myanmar | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 108.2% | rising |
| 68 | Malaysia | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 68 | Niger | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 68 | Nepal | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 68 | New Zealand | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 177.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Romania | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 108.2% | rising |
| 68 | Russia | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Rwanda | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 177.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Sierra Leone | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 177.7% | volatile |
| 68 | El Salvador | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 68 | East Timor | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 108.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Tonga | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 316.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Turkey | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 68 | Tanzania | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 108.2% | rising |
| 68 | Ukraine | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 316.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Uruguay | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 68 | United States | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 177.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Samoa | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 108.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Zambia | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 316.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Zimbabwe | 0.833 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 177.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Afghanistan | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.8% | volatile |
| 121 | United Arab Emirates | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 122.3% | rising |
| 121 | Bahrain | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 121 | Bolivia | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 121 | Brunei | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 122.3% | rising |
| 121 | Bhutan | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 121 | China | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 233.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Cape Verde | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 121 | Dominica | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 121 | Micronesia (country) | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 567.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Grenada | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 121 | Guyana | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 121 | Hong Kong | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 121 | Israel | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 121 | Kenya | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.8% | falling |
| 121 | Kuwait | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 121 | Saint Lucia | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 121 | Lesotho | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 121 | Macao | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 121 | Marshall Islands | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 567.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Mauritania | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 121 | Mauritius | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 121 | Malawi | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 121 | Namibia | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 121 | Nicaragua | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 121 | Nauru | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 122.3% | rising |
| 121 | Oman | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 121 | Qatar | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 121 | Saudi Arabia | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 233.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Singapore | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 233.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Solomon Islands | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Suriname | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Eswatini | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 121 | Syria | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.8% | falling |
| 121 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 567.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Turkmenistan | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 567.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Tunisia | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 121 | Tuvalu | 0.667 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 567.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Angola | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 159 | Andorra | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 159 | Belize | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | down 28.6% | flat |
| 159 | Barbados | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 159 | Central African Republic | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 159 | Comoros | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Cayman Islands | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 159 | Eritrea | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 159 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Haiti | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 159 | Iraq | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.7% | falling |
| 159 | Sri Lanka | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Mali | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 159 | Nigeria | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 159 | Palau | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Papua New Guinea | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Sudan | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 159 | San Marino | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 159 | Seychelles | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 159 | Tajikistan | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Uganda | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 159 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 159 | Vanuatu | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.333 5 year moving average | 2023 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 183 | Bahamas | 0.333 5 year moving average | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 183 | Botswana | 0.333 5 year moving average | 2023 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 183 | Curacao | 0.333 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 233.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Gibraltar | 0.333 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 66.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.333 5 year moving average | 2023 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 183 | Liechtenstein | 0.333 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 183 | Monaco | 0.333 5 year moving average | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Mozambique | 0.333 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 183 | Somalia | 0.333 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 233.0% | volatile |
| 183 | South Sudan | 0.333 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.333 5 year moving average | 2023 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 183 | British Virgin Islands | 0.333 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 196 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.167 5 year moving average | 2023 | down 58.2% | rising |
| 196 | Libya | 0.167 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 196 | New Caledonia | 0.167 5 year moving average | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 196 | North Korea | 0.167 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 67.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Venezuela | 0.167 5 year moving average | 2023 | down 66.6% | falling |
| 196 | Yemen | 0.167 5 year moving average | 2023 | down 58.2% | rising |
| 202 | Aruba | 0 5 year moving average | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 202 | American Samoa | 0 5 year moving average | 2023 | — | flat |
| 202 | Bermuda | 0 5 year moving average | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 202 | Faroe Islands | 0 5 year moving average | 2023 | — | flat |
| 202 | Greenland | 0 5 year moving average | 2023 | — | flat |
| 202 | Guam | 0 5 year moving average | 2023 | — | flat |
| 202 | Isle of Man | 0 5 year moving average | 2023 | — | flat |
| 202 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0 5 year moving average | 2023 | — | flat |
| 202 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 5 year moving average | 2023 | — | flat |
| 202 | Puerto Rico | 0 5 year moving average | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 202 | French Polynesia | 0 5 year moving average | 2023 | — | flat |
| 202 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0 5 year moving average | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 202 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 5 year moving average | 2023 | — | flat |
About this data
SDG Goal 4 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database