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Wittgenstein Projection: Mean years of schooling. Age 0-19. Total by country

Mean number of years spent in school by age group and gender. Projections are based on collected census and survey data for the base year (around 2010) and the Medium Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSP2) projection model. The SSP2 is a middle-of-the-road scenario that combines medium fertility with medium...

Countries reporting
164
Highest
3.6
Malaysia
Lowest
2
Burundi
Median
2.7
Years covered
91
2010–2100
Data points
3,173

What the numbers show

Wittgenstein Projection: Mean years of schooling. Age 0-19. Total is currently reported for 164 countries. The highest value is 3.6 in Malaysia; the lowest is 2 in Burundi.

The median across all reporting countries is 2.7, and the mean is 2.72.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 73 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 8.3%), and the largest decrease in Singapore (down 4.0%).

Wittgenstein Projection: Mean years of schooling. Age 0-19. Total: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Malaysia 3.6 2100 unchanged rising
2 New Zealand 3.4 2100 up 3.0% rising
3 Australia 3.3 2100 unchanged rising
3 Israel 3.3 2100 up 3.1% rising
3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.3 2100 up 3.1% rising
6 Algeria 3.2 2100 unchanged rising
6 Ireland 3.2 2100 up 3.2% rising
6 Iran 3.2 2100 down 3.0% rising
6 Malta 3.2 2100 up 3.2% rising
6 New Caledonia 3.2 2100 up 3.2% rising
6 French Polynesia 3.2 2100 unchanged rising
6 Suriname 3.2 2100 up 3.2% rising
13 Bhutan 3.1 2100 unchanged rising
13 Czechia 3.1 2100 up 6.9% rising
13 Egypt 3.1 2100 up 3.3% rising
13 Hong Kong 3.1 2100 up 6.9% flat
13 Saint Lucia 3.1 2100 unchanged rising
13 Qatar 3.1 2100 down 3.1% rising
13 Slovakia 3.1 2100 up 3.3% rising
13 Vanuatu 3.1 2100 up 3.3% rising
13 Zimbabwe 3.1 2100 up 3.3% rising
22 United Arab Emirates 3 2100 unchanged rising
22 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 2100 up 3.4% rising
22 Canada 3 2100 up 3.4% flat
22 Chile 3 2100 up 3.4% rising
22 China 3 2100 unchanged rising
22 Cyprus 3 2100 up 3.4% flat
22 Georgia 3 2100 unchanged flat
22 Equatorial Guinea 3 2100 up 3.4% rising
22 India 3 2100 unchanged rising
22 Myanmar 3 2100 up 3.4% rising
22 Puerto Rico 3 2100 unchanged rising
22 Trinidad and Tobago 3 2100 down 3.2% rising
22 Venezuela 3 2100 up 3.4% rising
35 Belize 2.9 2100 up 3.6% rising
35 Cuba 2.9 2100 unchanged rising
35 Spain 2.9 2100 unchanged rising
35 Greece 2.9 2100 unchanged rising
35 Croatia 2.9 2100 up 3.6% rising
35 Jamaica 2.9 2100 unchanged rising
35 Jordan 2.9 2100 unchanged rising
35 Kazakhstan 2.9 2100 unchanged rising
35 North Macedonia 2.9 2100 unchanged rising
35 Nepal 2.9 2100 up 3.6% rising
35 Pakistan 2.9 2100 up 3.6% rising
35 Thailand 2.9 2100 unchanged rising
35 Tonga 2.9 2100 unchanged rising
35 Vietnam 2.9 2100 unchanged rising
49 Bahrain 2.8 2100 down 3.4% rising
49 Colombia 2.8 2100 down 3.4% rising
49 Dominican Republic 2.8 2100 down 3.4% rising
49 Ecuador 2.8 2100 unchanged rising
49 France 2.8 2100 unchanged rising
49 Guyana 2.8 2100 up 3.7% rising
49 Hungary 2.8 2100 unchanged rising
49 Indonesia 2.8 2100 unchanged rising
49 Macao 2.8 2100 up 3.7% flat
49 Mexico 2.8 2100 unchanged rising
49 Mozambique 2.8 2100 up 3.7% rising
49 Malawi 2.8 2100 up 3.7% rising
49 Namibia 2.8 2100 unchanged rising
49 Panama 2.8 2100 unchanged rising
49 Peru 2.8 2100 down 3.4% rising
49 Philippines 2.8 2100 unchanged rising
49 Palestine 2.8 2100 down 3.4% rising
49 Somalia 2.8 2100 up 3.7% rising
49 Slovenia 2.8 2100 up 3.7% rising
49 Turkey 2.8 2100 up 3.7% rising
49 Ukraine 2.8 2100 unchanged rising
70 Albania 2.7 2100 unchanged rising
70 Argentina 2.7 2100 unchanged rising
70 Benin 2.7 2100 up 3.8% rising
70 Bahamas 2.7 2100 up 3.8% rising
70 Belarus 2.7 2100 unchanged rising
70 Bolivia 2.7 2100 unchanged rising
70 United Kingdom 2.7 2100 unchanged rising
70 Ghana 2.7 2100 up 3.8% rising
70 Gambia 2.7 2100 unchanged rising
70 Italy 2.7 2100 unchanged rising
70 Kyrgyzstan 2.7 2100 unchanged rising
70 Cambodia 2.7 2100 up 3.8% rising
70 Kuwait 2.7 2100 unchanged rising
70 Laos 2.7 2100 up 3.8% rising
70 Lebanon 2.7 2100 unchanged rising
70 Latvia 2.7 2100 up 3.8% rising
70 Morocco 2.7 2100 up 3.8% rising
70 Moldova 2.7 2100 down 3.6% flat
70 Maldives 2.7 2100 unchanged rising
70 Montenegro 2.7 2100 unchanged rising
70 Mauritius 2.7 2100 unchanged rising
70 Nicaragua 2.7 2100 unchanged rising
70 Norway 2.7 2100 unchanged flat
70 Poland 2.7 2100 up 3.8% flat
70 Paraguay 2.7 2100 up 3.8% rising
70 Russia 2.7 2100 down 3.6% rising
70 Senegal 2.7 2100 up 8.0% rising
70 El Salvador 2.7 2100 unchanged rising
70 Syria 2.7 2100 up 3.8% rising
70 Tajikistan 2.7 2100 up 3.8% rising
70 United States 2.7 2100 unchanged rising
102 Azerbaijan 2.6 2100 down 3.7% rising
102 Belgium 2.6 2100 unchanged rising
102 Bangladesh 2.6 2100 unchanged rising
102 Bulgaria 2.6 2100 down 3.7% rising
102 Brazil 2.6 2100 unchanged rising
102 Cape Verde 2.6 2100 unchanged rising
102 Costa Rica 2.6 2100 unchanged rising
102 Estonia 2.6 2100 up 4.0% rising
102 Guinea 2.6 2100 up 4.0% rising
102 Guatemala 2.6 2100 up 4.0% rising
102 Japan 2.6 2100 down 3.7% flat
102 South Korea 2.6 2100 unchanged falling
102 Lesotho 2.6 2100 up 4.0% rising
102 Lithuania 2.6 2100 up 8.3% rising
102 Mongolia 2.6 2100 down 3.7% rising
102 Nigeria 2.6 2100 unchanged rising
102 Netherlands 2.6 2100 unchanged rising
102 Portugal 2.6 2100 unchanged rising
102 Saudi Arabia 2.6 2100 unchanged rising
102 Serbia 2.6 2100 unchanged rising
102 Eswatini 2.6 2100 unchanged rising
102 Tunisia 2.6 2100 up 4.0% rising
102 Uganda 2.6 2100 up 4.0% rising
102 Uruguay 2.6 2100 unchanged rising
126 Austria 2.5 2100 up 4.2% rising
126 Switzerland 2.5 2100 unchanged flat
126 Cameroon 2.5 2100 up 4.2% rising
126 Germany 2.5 2100 unchanged rising
126 Honduras 2.5 2100 up 4.2% rising
126 Iraq 2.5 2100 unchanged rising
126 Iceland 2.5 2100 up 4.2% rising
126 Luxembourg 2.5 2100 unchanged rising
126 Romania 2.5 2100 unchanged rising
126 Sierra Leone 2.5 2100 unchanged rising
126 Sweden 2.5 2100 up 4.2% rising
126 Turkmenistan 2.5 2100 up 4.2% rising
126 Samoa 2.5 2100 unchanged rising
139 Aruba 2.4 2100 unchanged rising
139 Armenia 2.4 2100 unchanged flat
139 Denmark 2.4 2100 unchanged flat
139 Finland 2.4 2100 unchanged rising
139 Guinea-Bissau 2.4 2100 unchanged rising
139 Singapore 2.4 2100 down 4.0% falling
139 Sao Tome and Principe 2.4 2100 up 4.3% rising
139 East Timor 2.4 2100 up 4.3% rising
139 Zambia 2.4 2100 up 4.3% rising
148 Cote d'Ivoire 2.3 2100 up 4.5% rising
148 Congo 2.3 2100 unchanged rising
148 Ethiopia 2.3 2100 up 4.5% rising
148 Haiti 2.3 2100 unchanged rising
148 Kenya 2.3 2100 unchanged rising
148 Chad 2.3 2100 up 4.5% rising
154 Burkina Faso 2.2 2100 up 4.8% rising
154 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.2 2100 up 4.8% rising
154 Gabon 2.2 2100 unchanged rising
154 Liberia 2.2 2100 up 4.8% rising
154 Madagascar 2.2 2100 up 4.8% rising
154 Mali 2.2 2100 up 4.8% rising
154 Tanzania 2.2 2100 up 4.8% rising
161 Comoros 2.1 2100 up 5.0% rising
161 Niger 2.1 2100 up 5.0% rising
161 Rwanda 2.1 2100 up 5.0% rising
161 Sudan 2.1 2100 up 5.0% rising
165 Burundi 2 2100 up 5.3% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Wittgenstein Projection: Mean years of schooling. Age 0-19. Total
Source
Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital: http://www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/dataexplorer/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
167 places, 3,173 data points, 2010–2100
Last refreshed

Mean number of years spent in school by age group and gender. Projections are based on collected census and survey data for the base year (around 2010) and the Medium Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSP2) projection model. The SSP2 is a middle-of-the-road scenario that combines medium fertility with medium mortality, medium migration, and the Global Education Trend (GET) education scenario. For more information and other projection models, consult the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital's website: http://www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/dataexplorer/