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Wittgenstein Projection: Mean years of schooling. Age 15+. Female 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
166
Highest
16.1
Ireland
Lowest
8.4
Madagascar
Median
13
Years covered
91
2010–2100
Data points
3,173

What the numbers show

Wittgenstein Projection: Mean years of schooling. Age 15+. Female is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 16.1 in Ireland; the lowest is 8.4 in Madagascar.

The median across all reporting countries is 13, and the mean is 12.9.

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

Over the past decade 162 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 10.0%), and the largest decrease in Singapore (down 0.8%).

Wittgenstein Projection: Mean years of schooling. Age 15+. Female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ireland 16.1 2100 up 0.6% rising
1 Iceland 16.1 2100 up 1.3% rising
3 Hong Kong (China) 15.7 2100 up 0.6% rising
4 Australia 15.5 2100 up 0.6% rising
4 Malaysia 15.5 2100 up 1.3% rising
6 Malta 15.4 2100 up 2.0% rising
6 Norway 15.4 2100 up 1.3% rising
6 New Zealand 15.4 2100 up 1.3% rising
9 Germany 15.2 2100 up 0.7% rising
9 Korea 15.2 2100 up 0.7% rising
11 Canada 15.1 2100 up 0.7% rising
11 Japan 15.1 2100 up 0.7% rising
13 Tunisia 15 2100 up 2.0% rising
14 Cyprus 14.9 2100 up 0.7% rising
14 Georgia 14.9 2100 unchanged rising
14 Luxembourg 14.9 2100 up 1.4% rising
17 Belgium 14.8 2100 up 0.7% rising
17 Switzerland 14.8 2100 up 1.4% rising
17 United Kingdom 14.8 2100 up 2.1% rising
20 Puerto Rico 14.7 2100 up 0.7% rising
20 Saudi Arabia 14.7 2100 up 1.4% rising
22 France 14.6 2100 up 0.7% rising
22 Lithuania 14.6 2100 unchanged rising
22 Slovenia 14.6 2100 up 0.7% rising
25 Macau (China) 14.5 2100 up 1.4% rising
25 New Caledonia 14.5 2100 up 1.4% rising
25 Sweden 14.5 2100 up 0.7% rising
28 Czechia 14.4 2100 up 0.7% rising
28 Italy 14.4 2100 up 2.1% rising
28 Jordan 14.4 2100 up 1.4% rising
31 Austria 14.3 2100 up 0.7% rising
31 Spain 14.3 2100 up 1.4% rising
31 Greece 14.3 2100 up 0.7% rising
31 Lebanon 14.3 2100 up 1.4% rising
31 Latvia 14.3 2100 up 0.7% rising
31 Palestine, State of 14.3 2100 up 2.1% rising
31 Slovakia 14.3 2100 up 0.7% rising
38 Estonia 14.2 2100 up 0.7% rising
38 United States 14.2 2100 up 0.7% rising
40 Netherlands 14.1 2100 up 1.4% rising
41 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14 2100 up 0.7% rising
41 Ecuador 14 2100 up 2.2% rising
41 Finland 14 2100 unchanged flat
41 North Macedonia 14 2100 up 1.4% rising
45 Denmark 13.9 2100 up 1.5% rising
45 Egypt 13.9 2100 up 2.2% rising
45 French Polynesia 13.9 2100 up 1.5% rising
45 Thailand 13.9 2100 up 3.0% rising
45 Zimbabwe 13.9 2100 up 1.5% rising
50 Bulgaria 13.8 2100 up 1.5% rising
50 Chile 13.8 2100 up 2.2% rising
50 Algeria 13.8 2100 up 1.5% rising
50 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 13.8 2100 up 3.0% rising
50 Iraq 13.8 2100 up 2.2% rising
50 Nigeria 13.8 2100 up 2.2% rising
50 Panama 13.8 2100 up 1.5% rising
50 Poland 13.8 2100 up 0.7% rising
58 Bahrain 13.6 2100 up 0.7% rising
58 Dominican Republic 13.6 2100 up 2.3% rising
60 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 13.5 2100 up 3.1% rising
60 Israel 13.5 2100 up 1.5% rising
62 Croatia 13.4 2100 up 1.5% rising
62 Saint Lucia 13.4 2100 up 1.5% rising
62 Mexico 13.4 2100 up 3.1% rising
62 Eswatini 13.4 2100 up 2.3% rising
66 Argentina 13.3 2100 up 1.5% rising
66 Haiti 13.3 2100 up 3.9% rising
66 Hungary 13.3 2100 up 0.8% rising
66 Montenegro 13.3 2100 up 0.8% rising
66 Portugal 13.3 2100 up 1.5% rising
71 Cuba 13.2 2100 up 0.8% rising
71 Indonesia 13.2 2100 up 2.3% rising
71 Kazakhstan 13.2 2100 up 0.8% rising
71 Serbia 13.2 2100 up 0.8% rising
75 United Arab Emirates 13.1 2100 up 0.8% rising
75 Bhutan 13.1 2100 up 4.0% rising
75 Peru 13.1 2100 up 1.6% rising
75 Tonga 13.1 2100 up 1.6% rising
75 Samoa 13.1 2100 up 3.1% rising
80 Aruba 13 2100 up 2.4% rising
80 Colombia 13 2100 up 2.4% rising
80 Kuwait 13 2100 up 1.6% rising
80 Romania 13 2100 up 0.8% rising
80 El Salvador 13 2100 up 3.2% rising
80 Suriname 13 2100 up 2.4% rising
80 Türkiye 13 2100 up 3.2% rising
87 Paraguay 12.9 2100 up 2.4% rising
87 Qatar 12.9 2100 up 0.8% rising
87 Timor-Leste 12.9 2100 up 2.4% rising
87 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.9 2100 up 2.4% rising
87 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12.9 2100 up 1.6% rising
92 Equatorial Guinea 12.8 2100 up 3.2% rising
93 Belarus 12.7 2100 up 0.8% rising
93 Namibia 12.7 2100 up 1.6% rising
93 Singapore 12.7 2100 down 0.8% rising
96 Albania 12.6 2100 up 1.6% rising
96 Comoros 12.6 2100 up 5.0% rising
96 Morocco 12.6 2100 up 4.1% rising
96 Philippines 12.6 2100 up 1.6% rising
96 Russian Federation 12.6 2100 up 0.8% rising
101 Cameroon 12.5 2100 up 3.3% rising
101 India 12.5 2100 up 4.2% rising
101 Kenya 12.5 2100 up 1.6% rising
101 Ukraine 12.5 2100 up 0.8% rising
105 Nepal 12.4 2100 up 4.2% rising
105 Trinidad and Tobago 12.4 2100 up 1.6% rising
107 Côte d'Ivoire 12.3 2100 up 5.1% rising
107 Congo 12.3 2100 up 4.2% rising
107 Ghana 12.3 2100 up 4.2% rising
107 Jamaica 12.3 2100 up 1.7% rising
107 Uruguay 12.3 2100 up 2.5% rising
107 South Africa 12.3 2100 up 1.7% rising
113 China 12.2 2100 up 3.4% rising
114 Bahamas 12.1 2100 up 1.7% rising
114 Costa Rica 12.1 2100 up 2.5% rising
114 Kyrgyzstan 12.1 2100 up 0.8% rising
114 Lesotho 12.1 2100 up 2.5% rising
114 Republic of Moldova 12.1 2100 up 0.8% rising
114 Mauritius 12.1 2100 up 4.3% rising
114 Syrian Arab Republic 12.1 2100 up 4.3% rising
121 Azerbaijan 12 2100 up 0.8% rising
121 Myanmar 12 2100 up 3.4% rising
121 Tajikistan 12 2100 up 0.8% rising
124 Brazil 11.9 2100 up 2.6% rising
124 Guyana 11.9 2100 up 1.7% rising
124 Maldives 11.9 2100 up 3.5% rising
124 Mongolia 11.9 2100 up 0.8% rising
124 Vanuatu 11.9 2100 up 3.5% rising
129 Gambia 11.8 2100 up 4.4% rising
129 Uganda 11.8 2100 up 4.4% rising
129 Zambia 11.8 2100 up 2.6% rising
132 Belize 11.7 2100 up 4.5% rising
132 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 11.7 2100 up 3.5% rising
132 Nicaragua 11.7 2100 up 3.5% rising
132 Pakistan 11.7 2100 up 5.4% rising
136 Malawi 11.6 2100 up 3.6% rising
136 Viet Nam 11.6 2100 up 3.6% rising
138 Armenia 11.5 2100 up 0.9% rising
138 Bangladesh 11.5 2100 up 5.5% rising
138 Gabon 11.5 2100 up 4.5% rising
141 Somalia 11.4 2100 up 5.6% rising
142 Sudan 11.3 2100 up 4.6% rising
143 Central African Republic 11.2 2100 up 5.7% rising
144 Guinea 11.1 2100 up 6.7% rising
144 Senegal 11.1 2100 up 5.7% rising
144 Turkmenistan 11.1 2100 up 1.8% rising
147 Honduras 11 2100 up 3.8% rising
148 Tanzania, United Republic of 10.9 2100 up 3.8% rising
149 Ethiopia 10.8 2100 up 5.9% rising
149 Guatemala 10.8 2100 up 3.8% rising
151 Benin 10.7 2100 up 5.9% rising
151 Cambodia 10.7 2100 up 5.9% rising
151 Sierra Leone 10.7 2100 up 7.0% rising
154 Cabo Verde 10.5 2100 up 4.0% rising
155 Guinea-Bissau 10.4 2100 up 5.1% rising
155 Mozambique 10.4 2100 up 7.2% rising
155 Rwanda 10.4 2100 up 6.1% rising
158 Lao People's Democratic Republic 10.3 2100 up 3.0% rising
159 Burundi 10.2 2100 up 6.2% rising
160 Burkina Faso 10.1 2100 up 8.6% rising
161 Chad 9.9 2100 up 10.0% rising
162 Liberia 9.5 2100 up 9.2% rising
163 Mali 9.4 2100 up 9.3% volatile
163 Sao Tome and Principe 9.4 2100 up 3.3% rising
165 Niger 9.3 2100 up 9.4% volatile
166 Madagascar 8.4 2100 up 7.7% rising

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

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Indicator
Wittgenstein Projection: Mean years of schooling. Age 15+. Female
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/