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Wittgenstein Projection: Mean years of schooling. Age 20-24. 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
16.2
Iceland
Lowest
9.5
Niger
Median
12.8
Years covered
91
2010–2100
Data points
3,173

What the numbers show

Wittgenstein Projection: Mean years of schooling. Age 20-24. Total is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 16.2 in Iceland; the lowest is 9.5 in Niger.

The median across all reporting countries is 12.8, and the mean is 12.67.

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

Wittgenstein Projection: Mean years of schooling. Age 20-24. Total: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Iceland 16.2 2100 unchanged rising
2 Malaysia 15.7 2100 unchanged rising
3 Ireland 15.4 2100 unchanged flat
4 Malta 15.2 2100 unchanged rising
5 New Zealand 15 2100 unchanged rising
6 Georgia 14.8 2100 up 0.7% rising
6 Lebanon 14.8 2100 up 0.7% rising
8 United Kingdom 14.7 2100 up 1.4% rising
9 Australia 14.6 2100 unchanged rising
9 Hong Kong (China) 14.6 2100 unchanged rising
11 Algeria 14.3 2100 up 0.7% rising
11 Tunisia 14.3 2100 unchanged rising
13 Japan 14.2 2100 unchanged flat
13 New Caledonia 14.2 2100 unchanged rising
15 Belgium 14.1 2100 unchanged rising
15 Bhutan 14.1 2100 up 2.2% rising
15 Czechia 14.1 2100 up 0.7% rising
15 Saint Lucia 14.1 2100 up 0.7% rising
19 Canada 14 2100 unchanged flat
19 Italy 14 2100 up 0.7% rising
19 French Polynesia 14 2100 up 0.7% rising
22 Egypt 13.9 2100 up 0.7% rising
22 Suriname 13.9 2100 up 2.2% rising
24 Luxembourg 13.8 2100 up 0.7% rising
25 Austria 13.7 2100 unchanged rising
25 Dominican Republic 13.7 2100 up 1.5% rising
25 Norway 13.7 2100 unchanged rising
28 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.6 2100 unchanged rising
28 Chile 13.6 2100 up 0.7% rising
28 Cyprus 13.6 2100 unchanged flat
28 Germany 13.6 2100 up 0.7% rising
28 Israel 13.6 2100 up 0.7% rising
28 Mexico 13.6 2100 up 0.7% rising
28 North Macedonia 13.6 2100 up 0.7% rising
28 Paraguay 13.6 2100 up 1.5% rising
36 Bolivia 13.5 2100 up 0.7% rising
36 China (People’s Republic of) 13.5 2100 up 1.5% rising
36 Ecuador 13.5 2100 up 0.7% rising
36 France 13.5 2100 up 0.7% rising
36 Ghana 13.5 2100 up 3.1% rising
36 India 13.5 2100 up 1.5% rising
36 Jordan 13.5 2100 up 0.7% rising
36 Kazakhstan 13.5 2100 up 0.7% rising
36 Slovak Republic 13.5 2100 unchanged flat
36 Sweden 13.5 2100 up 0.7% rising
36 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.5 2100 up 1.5% rising
47 Iran 13.4 2100 up 0.8% rising
47 Puerto Rico 13.4 2100 unchanged rising
47 Tonga 13.4 2100 up 0.8% rising
47 Türkiye 13.4 2100 up 1.5% rising
47 Samoa 13.4 2100 up 2.3% rising
52 Spain 13.3 2100 unchanged rising
52 Macau (China) 13.3 2100 unchanged rising
52 Mauritius 13.3 2100 up 2.3% rising
52 Netherlands 13.3 2100 up 0.8% rising
52 Zimbabwe 13.3 2100 up 0.8% rising
57 Switzerland 13.2 2100 unchanged rising
57 Colombia 13.2 2100 up 0.8% rising
57 Panama 13.2 2100 unchanged rising
57 United States 13.2 2100 unchanged rising
57 Venezuela 13.2 2100 up 1.5% rising
62 Bangladesh 13.1 2100 up 3.1% rising
62 Greece 13.1 2100 unchanged rising
62 Latvia 13.1 2100 up 0.8% rising
62 Trinidad and Tobago 13.1 2100 up 1.6% rising
66 Belize 13 2100 up 3.2% rising
66 Jamaica 13 2100 up 0.8% rising
66 Korea 13 2100 unchanged flat
66 Myanmar 13 2100 up 1.6% rising
66 Pakistan 13 2100 up 2.4% rising
66 El Salvador 13 2100 up 0.8% rising
66 Slovenia 13 2100 unchanged flat
73 Bahrain 12.9 2100 up 0.8% rising
73 Costa Rica 12.9 2100 up 1.6% rising
73 Lithuania 12.9 2100 unchanged rising
73 Morocco 12.9 2100 up 1.6% rising
73 Nigeria 12.9 2100 up 0.8% rising
73 Philippines 12.9 2100 up 0.8% rising
73 Thailand 12.9 2100 up 0.8% rising
80 Estonia 12.8 2100 unchanged rising
80 Indonesia 12.8 2100 up 0.8% rising
80 Kuwait 12.8 2100 up 0.8% rising
80 Poland 12.8 2100 unchanged flat
80 Uruguay 12.8 2100 up 2.4% rising
80 Vanuatu 12.8 2100 up 2.4% rising
86 Palestine 12.7 2100 unchanged rising
86 Viet Nam 12.7 2100 up 2.4% rising
88 Saudi Arabia 12.6 2100 unchanged rising
88 Senegal 12.6 2100 up 5.0% rising
88 Serbia 12.6 2100 unchanged rising
91 United Arab Emirates 12.5 2100 up 0.8% rising
91 Benin 12.5 2100 up 4.2% rising
91 Cameroon 12.5 2100 up 2.5% rising
91 Cuba 12.5 2100 up 0.8% rising
91 Iraq 12.5 2100 up 1.6% rising
91 Maldives 12.5 2100 up 1.6% rising
91 Montenegro 12.5 2100 unchanged rising
91 Nepal 12.5 2100 up 0.8% rising
91 Portugal 12.5 2100 unchanged rising
91 Uganda 12.5 2100 up 3.3% rising
101 Argentina 12.4 2100 unchanged rising
101 Bulgaria 12.4 2100 unchanged rising
101 Croatia 12.4 2100 up 0.8% flat
101 Haiti 12.4 2100 up 2.5% rising
101 Hungary 12.4 2100 unchanged rising
101 Nicaragua 12.4 2100 up 1.6% rising
107 Bahamas 12.3 2100 up 2.5% rising
107 Equatorial Guinea 12.3 2100 up 0.8% rising
107 Qatar 12.3 2100 up 1.7% rising
110 Azerbaijan 12.2 2100 up 1.7% rising
110 Ethiopia 12.2 2100 up 3.4% rising
110 Cambodia 12.2 2100 up 4.3% rising
110 Peru 12.2 2100 up 0.8% rising
110 Romania 12.2 2100 up 0.8% rising
110 Singapore 12.2 2100 unchanged flat
116 Gambia 12.1 2100 up 2.5% rising
116 Lesotho 12.1 2100 up 2.5% rising
116 Syria 12.1 2100 up 2.5% rising
116 South Africa 12.1 2100 up 1.7% rising
120 Denmark 12 2100 up 0.8% rising
120 Guyana 12 2100 up 0.8% rising
120 Russia 12 2100 up 0.8% rising
120 Eswatini 12 2100 up 0.8% rising
120 Timor-Leste 12 2100 up 0.8% rising
120 Ukraine 12 2100 up 0.8% rising
126 Belarus 11.9 2100 up 0.8% flat
126 Finland 11.9 2100 up 0.8% rising
126 Malawi 11.9 2100 up 1.7% rising
126 Namibia 11.9 2100 up 0.8% rising
126 Somalia 11.9 2100 up 3.5% rising
131 Albania 11.8 2100 up 0.9% rising
132 Côte d’Ivoire 11.7 2100 up 3.5% rising
132 Moldova 11.7 2100 up 0.9% rising
134 Brazil 11.6 2100 up 0.9% rising
134 Cabo Verde 11.6 2100 up 3.6% rising
134 Guatemala 11.6 2100 up 2.7% rising
134 Kyrgyzstan 11.6 2100 up 0.9% rising
134 Tajikistan 11.6 2100 up 0.9% rising
134 Zambia 11.6 2100 up 2.7% rising
140 Congo 11.5 2100 up 2.7% rising
140 Mozambique 11.5 2100 up 2.7% rising
140 Sudan 11.5 2100 up 1.8% rising
143 Honduras 11.4 2100 up 2.7% rising
143 Mongolia 11.4 2100 up 0.9% rising
145 Armenia 11.3 2100 up 0.9% rising
145 Sierra Leone 11.3 2100 up 3.7% rising
147 Aruba 11 2100 unchanged rising
147 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 11 2100 up 2.8% rising
147 Chad 11 2100 up 5.8% rising
147 Tanzania 11 2100 up 3.8% rising
151 Kenya 10.9 2100 up 0.9% rising
152 Comoros 10.8 2100 up 1.9% rising
152 Guinea 10.8 2100 up 4.9% rising
154 Democratic Republic of the Congo 10.7 2100 up 1.9% rising
154 Gabon 10.7 2100 up 2.9% rising
154 Guinea-Bissau 10.7 2100 up 1.9% rising
157 Turkmenistan 10.6 2100 up 1.0% rising
158 Mali 10.4 2100 up 6.1% rising
159 Rwanda 10.3 2100 up 4.0% rising
160 Burundi 10.2 2100 up 6.2% rising
160 Central African Republic 10.2 2100 up 3.0% rising
162 Liberia 10.1 2100 up 6.3% rising
163 Madagascar 10 2100 up 7.5% rising
164 Burkina Faso 9.8 2100 up 6.5% rising
165 Sao Tome and Principe 9.7 2100 up 4.3% rising
166 Niger 9.5 2100 up 5.6% 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 20-24. 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/