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Wittgenstein Projection: Mean years of schooling. Age 15+. 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
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+. Total 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 12.92.

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

Wittgenstein Projection: Mean years of schooling. Age 15+. Total: 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 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 0.7% rising
9 Germany 15.2 2100 up 0.7% rising
9 South Korea 15.2 2100 up 0.7% rising
11 Japan 15.1 2100 up 0.7% 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 Cyprus 14.9 2100 up 0.7% rising
14 Georgia 14.9 2100 up 0.7% rising
14 Luxembourg 14.9 2100 up 2.1% rising
18 United Kingdom 14.8 2100 up 2.1% rising
19 Belgium 14.7 2100 up 0.7% rising
19 Puerto Rico 14.7 2100 up 1.4% rising
19 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
24 Macao 14.5 2100 up 1.4% rising
24 New Caledonia 14.5 2100 up 1.4% rising
24 Slovenia 14.5 2100 up 0.7% rising
24 Sweden 14.5 2100 up 0.7% rising
28 Czechia 14.4 2100 up 1.4% rising
28 Jordan 14.4 2100 up 1.4% rising
30 Austria 14.3 2100 up 0.7% rising
30 Greece 14.3 2100 up 1.4% rising
30 Italy 14.3 2100 up 1.4% rising
30 Lebanon 14.3 2100 up 1.4% rising
30 Latvia 14.3 2100 up 1.4% rising
30 Palestine 14.3 2100 up 2.1% rising
30 Slovakia 14.3 2100 up 0.7% rising
37 Spain 14.2 2100 up 1.4% rising
37 United States 14.2 2100 up 1.4% rising
39 Estonia 14.1 2100 up 0.7% 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 Finland 14 2100 up 0.7% flat
41 North Macedonia 14 2100 up 1.4% rising
45 Egypt 13.9 2100 up 2.2% rising
45 Iraq 13.9 2100 up 3.0% rising
45 French Polynesia 13.9 2100 up 1.5% rising
45 Thailand 13.9 2100 up 2.2% rising
45 Zimbabwe 13.9 2100 up 1.5% rising
50 Chile 13.8 2100 up 2.2% rising
50 Denmark 13.8 2100 up 0.7% rising
50 Algeria 13.8 2100 up 1.5% rising
50 Iran 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
57 Bulgaria 13.7 2100 up 0.7% rising
58 Bahrain 13.6 2100 up 1.5% rising
58 Dominican Republic 13.6 2100 up 2.3% rising
60 Bolivia 13.5 2100 up 2.3% rising
61 Israel 13.4 2100 up 0.8% rising
61 Saint Lucia 13.4 2100 up 1.5% rising
61 Mexico 13.4 2100 up 3.1% rising
61 Eswatini 13.4 2100 up 2.3% rising
65 Argentina 13.3 2100 up 1.5% rising
65 Croatia 13.3 2100 up 0.8% rising
65 Haiti 13.3 2100 up 3.1% rising
65 Hungary 13.3 2100 up 0.8% rising
65 Portugal 13.3 2100 up 2.3% rising
70 Bhutan 13.2 2100 up 3.9% rising
70 Cuba 13.2 2100 up 1.5% rising
70 Indonesia 13.2 2100 up 2.3% rising
70 Kazakhstan 13.2 2100 up 0.8% rising
70 Montenegro 13.2 2100 up 0.8% rising
70 Serbia 13.2 2100 up 1.5% rising
76 Peru 13.1 2100 up 1.6% rising
76 Tonga 13.1 2100 up 1.6% rising
76 Samoa 13.1 2100 up 3.1% rising
79 United Arab Emirates 13 2100 up 1.6% rising
79 Colombia 13 2100 up 2.4% rising
79 Paraguay 13 2100 up 3.2% rising
79 Romania 13 2100 up 1.6% rising
79 El Salvador 13 2100 up 3.2% rising
79 Suriname 13 2100 up 2.4% rising
79 Turkey 13 2100 up 3.2% rising
86 Aruba 12.9 2100 up 1.6% rising
86 Kuwait 12.9 2100 up 1.6% rising
86 East Timor 12.9 2100 up 2.4% rising
86 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.9 2100 up 2.4% rising
90 Equatorial Guinea 12.8 2100 up 2.4% rising
90 Venezuela 12.8 2100 up 1.6% rising
92 Belarus 12.7 2100 up 0.8% rising
92 Morocco 12.7 2100 up 4.1% rising
92 Namibia 12.7 2100 up 1.6% rising
92 Qatar 12.7 2100 up 2.4% rising
92 Singapore 12.7 2100 unchanged rising
97 Albania 12.6 2100 up 1.6% rising
97 Cameroon 12.6 2100 up 4.1% rising
97 Comoros 12.6 2100 up 4.1% rising
97 India 12.6 2100 up 4.1% rising
97 Philippines 12.6 2100 up 1.6% rising
97 Russia 12.6 2100 up 1.6% rising
103 Kenya 12.5 2100 up 1.6% rising
103 Nepal 12.5 2100 up 3.3% rising
103 Ukraine 12.5 2100 up 0.8% rising
106 Cote d'Ivoire 12.4 2100 up 5.1% rising
106 Congo 12.4 2100 up 4.2% rising
106 Trinidad and Tobago 12.4 2100 up 1.6% rising
106 South Africa 12.4 2100 up 1.6% rising
110 Ghana 12.3 2100 up 3.4% rising
110 Jamaica 12.3 2100 up 2.5% rising
110 Uruguay 12.3 2100 up 2.5% rising
113 China 12.2 2100 up 3.4% rising
113 Costa Rica 12.2 2100 up 3.4% rising
113 Lesotho 12.2 2100 up 3.4% rising
116 Bahamas 12.1 2100 up 2.5% rising
116 Kyrgyzstan 12.1 2100 up 1.7% rising
116 Moldova 12.1 2100 up 0.8% rising
116 Mauritius 12.1 2100 up 4.3% rising
116 Syria 12.1 2100 up 4.3% rising
116 Tajikistan 12.1 2100 up 1.7% rising
122 Azerbaijan 12 2100 up 0.8% rising
122 Maldives 12 2100 up 3.4% rising
122 Myanmar 12 2100 up 3.4% rising
122 Vanuatu 12 2100 up 4.3% rising
126 Brazil 11.9 2100 up 2.6% rising
126 Gambia 11.9 2100 up 4.4% rising
126 Guyana 11.9 2100 up 1.7% rising
126 Mongolia 11.9 2100 up 1.7% rising
126 Uganda 11.9 2100 up 4.4% rising
126 Zambia 11.9 2100 up 3.5% rising
132 Pakistan 11.8 2100 up 4.4% rising
133 Belize 11.7 2100 up 4.5% rising
133 Democratic Republic of Congo 11.7 2100 up 3.5% rising
133 Nicaragua 11.7 2100 up 3.5% rising
136 Bangladesh 11.6 2100 up 5.5% rising
136 Gabon 11.6 2100 up 4.5% rising
136 Malawi 11.6 2100 up 3.6% rising
136 Vietnam 11.6 2100 up 3.6% rising
140 Armenia 11.5 2100 up 0.9% rising
141 Sudan 11.4 2100 up 5.6% rising
141 Somalia 11.4 2100 up 4.6% rising
143 Central African Republic 11.3 2100 up 5.6% rising
144 Guinea 11.2 2100 up 6.7% rising
144 Senegal 11.2 2100 up 5.7% rising
146 Turkmenistan 11.1 2100 up 1.8% rising
147 Honduras 11 2100 up 3.8% rising
148 Ethiopia 10.9 2100 up 5.8% rising
148 Guatemala 10.9 2100 up 3.8% rising
148 Tanzania 10.9 2100 up 3.8% rising
151 Benin 10.8 2100 up 5.9% rising
151 Cambodia 10.8 2100 up 4.9% rising
151 Sierra Leone 10.8 2100 up 6.9% rising
154 Cape Verde 10.6 2100 up 5.0% rising
155 Mozambique 10.5 2100 up 7.1% rising
156 Guinea-Bissau 10.4 2100 up 4.0% rising
156 Laos 10.4 2100 up 4.0% rising
156 Rwanda 10.4 2100 up 5.1% rising
159 Burundi 10.3 2100 up 7.3% rising
160 Burkina Faso 10.2 2100 up 8.5% rising
161 Chad 10 2100 up 9.9% rising
162 Liberia 9.6 2100 up 9.1% rising
163 Mali 9.5 2100 up 9.2% rising
163 Sao Tome and Principe 9.5 2100 up 4.4% rising
165 Niger 9.4 2100 up 9.3% rising
166 Madagascar 8.5 2100 up 7.6% 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 15+. 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/