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Wittgenstein Projection: Mean Years of Schooling. Age 15+. Gender Gap by country

The difference between male and female mean number of years spent in school by age group. It is calculated by subtracting the female value from the male value. Data can be negative if the mean years of schooling for females is higher than for males. Projections are based on collected census and survey data for the...

Countries reporting
166
Highest
0.23
Chad
Lowest
-0.39
Qatar
Median
0.02
Years covered
91
2010–2100
Data points
3,173

What the numbers show

Wittgenstein Projection: Mean Years of Schooling. Age 15+. Gender Gap is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 0.23 in Chad; the lowest is -0.39 in Qatar.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.02, and the mean is 0.028.

Over the past decade 100 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in Samoa (up 600.0%), and the largest decrease in Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of (down 50.0%).

Wittgenstein Projection: Mean Years of Schooling. Age 15+. Gender Gap: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Chad 0.23 2100 down 11.5% volatile
2 Liberia 0.22 2100 down 12.0% volatile
3 Burkina Faso 0.2 2100 down 13.0% volatile
3 Guinea 0.2 2100 down 31.0% volatile
3 Cambodia 0.2 2100 down 13.0% volatile
3 Pakistan 0.2 2100 down 25.9% volatile
7 Benin 0.19 2100 down 13.6% volatile
7 Mozambique 0.19 2100 down 20.8% volatile
7 Nepal 0.19 2100 down 36.7% volatile
7 Senegal 0.19 2100 unchanged volatile
11 Bangladesh 0.18 2100 up 20.0% volatile
11 Morocco 0.18 2100 down 28.0% volatile
11 Mali 0.18 2100 unchanged volatile
14 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 0.17 2100 down 15.0% volatile
14 Guatemala 0.17 2100 down 15.0% falling
16 Gambia, The 0.16 2100 down 33.3% volatile
16 India 0.16 2100 down 27.3% volatile
18 Maldives 0.15 2100 down 11.8% rising
19 Bhutan 0.14 2100 down 39.1% volatile
19 Côte d’Ivoire 0.14 2100 down 30.0% volatile
21 Sudan 0.13 2100 down 13.3% volatile
21 Sierra Leone 0.13 2100 down 13.3% volatile
21 Somalia 0.13 2100 down 31.6% volatile
21 Türkiye 0.13 2100 down 23.5% volatile
21 Vanuatu 0.13 2100 unchanged volatile
26 Gabon 0.12 2100 down 29.4% volatile
26 Madagascar, Republic of 0.12 2100 up 20.0% volatile
26 Niger 0.12 2100 unchanged volatile
26 El Salvador 0.12 2100 down 7.7% falling
30 Congo, Republic of 0.11 2100 down 26.7% volatile
30 Comoros, Union of the 0.11 2100 down 21.4% volatile
30 Guinea-Bissau 0.11 2100 down 38.9% volatile
30 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.11 2100 down 8.3% volatile
30 Myanmar 0.11 2100 up 57.1% volatile
35 Burundi 0.1 2100 unchanged volatile
35 Cameroon 0.1 2100 down 23.1% volatile
35 Ghana 0.1 2100 down 16.7% volatile
38 Central African Republic 0.09 2100 down 10.0% volatile
38 Haiti 0.09 2100 down 40.0% volatile
38 Rwanda 0.09 2100 up 12.5% volatile
38 Uganda 0.09 2100 up 12.5% volatile
42 Belize 0.08 2100 up 33.3% volatile
42 Cabo Verde 0.08 2100 unchanged volatile
42 Iraq 0.08 2100 down 27.3% volatile
42 Lesotho 0.08 2100 up 33.3% volatile
42 Mauritius 0.08 2100 up 33.3% volatile
42 Malawi 0.08 2100 down 27.3% volatile
42 Syrian Arab Republic 0.08 2100 up 166.7% volatile
49 Samoa 0.07 2100 up 600.0% volatile
50 China (People’s Republic of) 0.06 2100 unchanged volatile
50 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 0.06 2100 down 45.5% volatile
50 Honduras 0.06 2100 up 100.0% volatile
50 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.06 2100 down 25.0% volatile
50 Mexico 0.06 2100 up 20.0% volatile
50 Nicaragua 0.06 2100 up 200.0% volatile
50 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 0.06 2100 up 20.0% volatile
50 Zambia 0.06 2100 down 25.0% volatile
58 Bolivia 0.05 2100 unchanged volatile
58 Costa Rica 0.05 2100 up 150.0% volatile
58 Egypt, Arab Republic of 0.05 2100 down 16.7% volatile
58 Indonesia 0.05 2100 up 25.0% volatile
58 Tajikistan, Republic of 0.05 2100 down 28.6% volatile
58 Tanzania 0.05 2100 up 66.7% volatile
64 Switzerland 0.04 2100 down 33.3% volatile
64 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.04 2100 down 33.3% volatile
64 Namibia 0.04 2100 up 33.3% volatile
64 Paraguay 0.04 2100 up 300.0% volatile
64 Palestine 0.04 2100 down 20.0% volatile
64 Thailand 0.04 2100 up 300.0% volatile
64 Tonga 0.04 2100 up 300.0% volatile
64 Vietnam 0.04 2100 up 100.0% volatile
64 South Africa 0.04 2100 unchanged volatile
73 Chile 0.03 2100 up 200.0% volatile
73 Colombia 0.03 2100 up 400.0% volatile
73 United Kingdom 0.03 2100 up 50.0% volatile
73 Suriname 0.03 2100 up 400.0% volatile
73 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 0.03 2100 down 50.0% volatile
73 Trinidad and Tobago 0.03 2100 — volatile
79 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 0.02 2100 down 50.0% volatile
79 Nigeria 0.02 2100 down 50.0% volatile
79 Peru 0.02 2100 unchanged volatile
79 Eswatini, Kingdom of 0.02 2100 down 33.3% volatile
79 Turkmenistan 0.02 2100 up 100.0% volatile
79 Zimbabwe 0.02 2100 down 50.0% volatile
85 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0.01 2100 — volatile
85 Brazil 0.01 2100 up 133.3% volatile
85 Algeria 0.01 2100 — volatile
85 Guyana 0.01 2100 up 125.0% volatile
85 Kenya 0.01 2100 down 50.0% volatile
85 Lebanon 0.01 2100 up 150.0% volatile
85 St. Lucia 0.01 2100 up 125.0% volatile
85 Macau (China) 0.01 2100 — volatile
85 Malta 0.01 2100 — volatile
85 Malaysia 0.01 2100 up 200.0% volatile
85 New Zealand 0.01 2100 unchanged volatile
85 Philippines 0.01 2100 up 200.0% volatile
85 Tunisia 0.01 2100 — volatile
85 Uruguay 0.01 2100 up 114.3% volatile
99 Bahamas, The 0 2100 up 100.0% volatile
99 Kazakhstan, Republic of 0 2100 up 100.0% volatile
99 Panama 0 2100 up 100.0% volatile
102 Ecuador -0.01 2100 up 75.0% volatile
102 France -0.01 2100 up 50.0% volatile
102 Moldova, Republic of -0.01 2100 up 75.0% volatile
102 North Macedonia, Republic of -0.01 2100 unchanged volatile
102 Mongolia -0.01 2100 up 83.3% volatile
102 New Caledonia -0.01 2100 up 66.7% volatile
102 Saudi Arabia -0.01 2100 up 50.0% volatile
102 Ukraine -0.01 2100 up 75.0% volatile
110 Albania -0.02 2100 up 66.7% volatile
110 Argentina -0.02 2100 up 75.0% volatile
110 Armenia, Republic of -0.02 2100 up 60.0% rising
110 Czechia -0.02 2100 up 50.0% volatile
110 Ireland -0.02 2100 up 33.3% volatile
110 Israel -0.02 2100 up 71.4% volatile
110 Kyrgyz Republic -0.02 2100 up 60.0% rising
110 Russia -0.02 2100 up 60.0% volatile
110 Slovak Republic -0.02 2100 up 50.0% volatile
119 Aruba -0.03 2100 up 66.7% volatile
119 Belarus, Republic of -0.03 2100 up 57.1% volatile
119 Canada -0.03 2100 up 40.0% rising
119 Hungary -0.03 2100 up 62.5% volatile
119 Korea -0.03 2100 unchanged volatile
119 Luxembourg -0.03 2100 up 50.0% volatile
119 French Polynesia -0.03 2100 up 57.1% volatile
119 St. Vincent and the Grenadines -0.03 2100 up 72.7% volatile
127 Australia -0.04 2100 up 42.9% volatile
127 Austria -0.04 2100 up 33.3% volatile
127 Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.04 2100 up 33.3% volatile
127 Cyprus -0.04 2100 up 50.0% volatile
127 Georgia -0.04 2100 up 42.9% rising
127 Jamaica -0.04 2100 up 63.6% volatile
127 Japan -0.04 2100 up 20.0% volatile
127 Latvia -0.04 2100 up 50.0% rising
127 Netherlands -0.04 2100 up 42.9% volatile
127 Romania -0.04 2100 up 50.0% volatile
127 Sweden -0.04 2100 up 42.9% rising
127 United States -0.04 2100 up 50.0% rising
139 Belgium -0.05 2100 up 37.5% volatile
139 Bulgaria -0.05 2100 up 50.0% rising
139 Denmark -0.05 2100 up 50.0% rising
139 Dominican Republic -0.05 2100 up 54.5% volatile
139 Italy -0.05 2100 up 50.0% volatile
139 Jordan -0.05 2100 up 50.0% volatile
139 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de -0.05 2100 up 61.5% volatile
146 Cuba -0.06 2100 up 57.1% volatile
146 Germany -0.06 2100 up 40.0% volatile
146 Croatia, Republic of -0.06 2100 up 45.5% volatile
146 Poland -0.06 2100 up 45.5% rising
146 Puerto Rico -0.06 2100 up 40.0% rising
151 Greece -0.07 2100 up 36.4% volatile
151 Norway -0.07 2100 up 36.4% rising
151 Portugal -0.07 2100 up 53.3% volatile
151 Serbia, Republic of -0.07 2100 up 41.7% volatile
155 Spain -0.08 2100 up 38.5% volatile
155 Lithuania -0.08 2100 up 38.5% rising
155 Montenegro -0.08 2100 up 38.5% volatile
158 Slovenia -0.09 2100 up 40.0% volatile
159 Estonia -0.1 2100 up 41.2% rising
159 Finland -0.1 2100 up 44.4% rising
159 Iceland -0.1 2100 up 41.2% volatile
162 Kuwait -0.12 2100 up 42.9% volatile
162 Singapore -0.12 2100 up 7.7% volatile
164 Bahrain, Kingdom of -0.13 2100 up 43.5% rising
165 United Arab Emirates -0.24 2100 up 38.5% rising
166 Qatar -0.39 2100 up 31.6% rising

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Indicator
Wittgenstein Projection: Mean Years of Schooling. Age 15+. Gender Gap
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
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The difference between male and female mean number of years spent in school by age group. It is calculated by subtracting the female value from the male value. Data can be negative if the mean years of schooling for females is higher than for males. 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/