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Wittgenstein Projection: Mean years of schooling. Age 15+. Male 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
8.5
Madagascar
Median
13
Years covered
91
2010–2100
Data points
3,173

What the numbers show

Wittgenstein Projection: Mean years of schooling. Age 15+. Male is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 16.1 in Ireland; the lowest is 8.5 in Madagascar.

The median across all reporting countries is 13, and the mean is 12.93.

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

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ireland 16.1 2100 up 0.6% rising
2 Iceland 16 2100 up 1.3% rising
3 Hong Kong, China 15.8 2100 up 1.3% rising
4 Australia 15.5 2100 up 1.3% rising
4 Malaysia 15.5 2100 up 1.3% rising
6 Malta 15.4 2100 up 2.0% rising
6 New Zealand 15.4 2100 up 0.7% rising
8 Norway 15.3 2100 up 1.3% rising
9 Germany 15.2 2100 up 1.3% rising
10 Japan 15.1 2100 up 0.7% rising
10 Korea 15.1 2100 unchanged rising
12 Canada 15 2100 unchanged rising
12 Tunisia 15 2100 up 2.0% rising
14 Switzerland 14.9 2100 up 1.4% rising
14 Georgia 14.9 2100 up 0.7% rising
16 Cyprus 14.8 2100 up 0.7% rising
16 United Kingdom 14.8 2100 up 2.1% rising
16 Luxembourg 14.8 2100 up 1.4% rising
19 Belgium 14.7 2100 up 0.7% rising
19 Saudi Arabia 14.7 2100 up 1.4% rising
21 France 14.6 2100 up 0.7% rising
21 Lithuania 14.6 2100 up 0.7% rising
21 Macau, China 14.6 2100 up 2.1% rising
21 Puerto Rico 14.6 2100 up 0.7% rising
25 Slovenia 14.5 2100 up 1.4% rising
25 Sweden 14.5 2100 up 0.7% rising
27 Czechia 14.4 2100 up 1.4% rising
27 New Caledonia 14.4 2100 up 0.7% rising
29 Austria 14.3 2100 up 1.4% rising
29 Greece 14.3 2100 up 1.4% rising
29 Italy 14.3 2100 up 2.1% rising
29 Jordan 14.3 2100 up 1.4% rising
29 Lebanon 14.3 2100 up 1.4% rising
29 Palestine, State of 14.3 2100 up 1.4% rising
29 Slovak Republic 14.3 2100 up 1.4% rising
36 Spain 14.2 2100 up 1.4% rising
36 Latvia 14.2 2100 up 0.7% rising
36 United States 14.2 2100 up 1.4% rising
39 Estonia 14.1 2100 up 1.4% rising
39 Netherlands 14.1 2100 up 1.4% rising
41 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14 2100 up 1.4% rising
41 Ecuador 14 2100 up 2.2% rising
41 North Macedonia 14 2100 up 1.4% rising
44 Egypt 13.9 2100 up 1.5% rising
44 Finland 13.9 2100 up 0.7% flat
44 Iraq 13.9 2100 up 2.2% rising
44 French Polynesia 13.9 2100 up 1.5% rising
44 Thailand 13.9 2100 up 2.2% rising
44 Zimbabwe 13.9 2100 up 1.5% rising
50 Chile 13.8 2100 up 2.2% rising
50 Denmark 13.8 2100 up 1.5% rising
50 Algeria 13.8 2100 up 1.5% rising
50 Iran, Islamic Republic of 13.8 2100 up 2.2% rising
50 Nigeria 13.8 2100 up 2.2% rising
50 Panama 13.8 2100 up 2.2% rising
56 Bulgaria 13.7 2100 up 1.5% rising
56 Poland 13.7 2100 up 0.7% rising
58 Dominican Republic 13.6 2100 up 3.0% rising
59 Bahrain 13.5 2100 up 1.5% rising
59 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 13.5 2100 up 2.3% rising
61 Haiti 13.4 2100 up 3.9% rising
61 Israel 13.4 2100 up 1.5% rising
61 Saint Lucia 13.4 2100 up 1.5% rising
61 Mexico 13.4 2100 up 2.3% rising
61 Eswatini 13.4 2100 up 2.3% rising
66 Argentina 13.3 2100 up 2.3% rising
66 Croatia 13.3 2100 up 1.5% rising
66 Hungary 13.3 2100 up 1.5% rising
69 Bhutan 13.2 2100 up 3.1% rising
69 Cuba 13.2 2100 up 2.3% rising
69 Indonesia 13.2 2100 up 2.3% rising
69 Kazakhstan 13.2 2100 up 0.8% rising
69 Montenegro 13.2 2100 up 1.5% rising
69 Peru 13.2 2100 up 2.3% rising
69 Portugal 13.2 2100 up 2.3% rising
69 Serbia 13.2 2100 up 1.5% rising
69 Tonga 13.2 2100 up 2.3% rising
69 Samoa 13.2 2100 up 3.9% rising
79 El Salvador 13.1 2100 up 3.1% rising
79 Türkiye 13.1 2100 up 3.1% rising
81 Colombia 13 2100 up 2.4% rising
81 Paraguay 13 2100 up 3.2% rising
81 Romania 13 2100 up 1.6% rising
81 Suriname 13 2100 up 2.4% rising
85 Aruba 12.9 2100 up 2.4% rising
85 United Arab Emirates 12.9 2100 up 2.4% rising
85 Kuwait 12.9 2100 up 2.4% rising
85 Timor-Leste 12.9 2100 up 1.6% rising
85 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.9 2100 up 3.2% rising
90 Equatorial Guinea 12.8 2100 up 2.4% rising
90 Morocco 12.8 2100 up 4.1% rising
90 Namibia 12.8 2100 up 2.4% rising
90 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 12.8 2100 up 2.4% rising
94 Belarus 12.7 2100 up 1.6% rising
94 Comoros 12.7 2100 up 5.0% rising
94 India 12.7 2100 up 3.3% rising
97 Albania 12.6 2100 up 1.6% rising
97 Cameroon 12.6 2100 up 3.3% rising
97 Nepal 12.6 2100 up 3.3% rising
97 Philippines 12.6 2100 up 1.6% rising
97 Russia 12.6 2100 up 1.6% rising
97 Singapore 12.6 2100 unchanged rising
103 Côte d'Ivoire 12.5 2100 up 5.0% rising
103 Kenya 12.5 2100 up 1.6% rising
103 Qatar 12.5 2100 up 2.5% rising
103 Ukraine 12.5 2100 up 1.6% rising
107 Congo 12.4 2100 up 3.3% rising
107 Ghana 12.4 2100 up 4.2% rising
107 Trinidad and Tobago 12.4 2100 up 1.6% rising
107 South Africa 12.4 2100 up 1.6% rising
111 China (People’s Republic of) 12.3 2100 up 3.4% rising
111 Jamaica 12.3 2100 up 2.5% rising
111 Uruguay 12.3 2100 up 3.4% rising
114 Costa Rica 12.2 2100 up 3.4% rising
114 Lesotho 12.2 2100 up 3.4% rising
114 Syrian Arab Republic 12.2 2100 up 5.2% rising
117 Bahamas 12.1 2100 up 2.5% rising
117 Kyrgyzstan 12.1 2100 up 1.7% rising
117 Republic of Moldova 12.1 2100 up 1.7% rising
117 Maldives 12.1 2100 up 3.4% rising
117 Myanmar 12.1 2100 up 3.4% rising
117 Mauritius 12.1 2100 up 4.3% rising
117 Tajikistan 12.1 2100 up 1.7% rising
124 Azerbaijan 12 2100 up 0.8% rising
124 Gambia 12 2100 up 4.3% rising
124 Vanuatu 12 2100 up 3.4% rising
127 Brazil 11.9 2100 up 2.6% rising
127 Guyana 11.9 2100 up 1.7% rising
127 Mongolia 11.9 2100 up 1.7% rising
127 Pakistan 11.9 2100 up 4.4% rising
127 Uganda 11.9 2100 up 4.4% rising
127 Zambia 11.9 2100 up 3.5% rising
133 Belize 11.8 2100 up 4.4% rising
133 Nicaragua 11.8 2100 up 4.4% rising
135 Bangladesh 11.7 2100 up 5.4% rising
135 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 11.7 2100 up 2.6% rising
137 Gabon 11.6 2100 up 3.6% rising
137 Malawi 11.6 2100 up 2.7% rising
137 Viet Nam 11.6 2100 up 3.6% rising
140 Armenia 11.5 2100 up 0.9% rising
140 Sudan 11.5 2100 up 5.5% rising
140 Somalia 11.5 2100 up 4.5% rising
143 Central African Republic 11.3 2100 up 5.6% rising
143 Guinea 11.3 2100 up 6.6% rising
143 Senegal 11.3 2100 up 5.6% rising
146 Turkmenistan 11.1 2100 up 1.8% rising
147 Ethiopia 11 2100 up 5.8% rising
147 Guatemala 11 2100 up 3.8% rising
147 Honduras 11 2100 up 3.8% rising
150 Benin 10.9 2100 up 5.8% rising
150 Cambodia 10.9 2100 up 4.8% rising
150 Tanzania, United Republic of 10.9 2100 up 3.8% rising
153 Sierra Leone 10.8 2100 up 5.9% rising
154 Cape Verde 10.6 2100 up 3.9% rising
154 Mozambique 10.6 2100 up 6.0% rising
156 Guinea-Bissau 10.5 2100 up 4.0% rising
156 Rwanda 10.5 2100 up 6.1% rising
158 Lao People's Democratic Republic 10.4 2100 up 3.0% rising
159 Burundi 10.3 2100 up 6.2% rising
159 Burkina Faso 10.3 2100 up 8.4% rising
161 Chad 10.1 2100 up 9.8% rising
162 Liberia 9.7 2100 up 7.8% rising
163 Mali 9.6 2100 up 9.1% rising
164 Niger 9.5 2100 up 10.5% rising
164 Sao Tome and Principe 9.5 2100 up 4.4% rising
166 Madagascar 8.5 2100 up 7.6% rising

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