Wittgenstein Projection: Mean years of schooling. Age 20-39. 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...
What the numbers show
Wittgenstein Projection: Mean years of schooling. Age 20-39. Male is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 16.7 in Iceland; the lowest is 10 in Madagascar.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.5, and the mean is 13.5.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Wittgenstein Projection: Mean years of schooling. Age 20-39. Male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 16.7 | 2100 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 2 | Ireland | 16.2 | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | Malaysia | 16 | 2100 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 4 | Hong Kong, China | 15.9 | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 4 | Malta | 15.9 | 2100 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 6 | New Zealand | 15.8 | 2100 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 7 | Australia | 15.7 | 2100 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 8 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 15.6 | 2100 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 8 | Tunisia | 15.6 | 2100 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 10 | Norway | 15.4 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 15.3 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 15.3 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 13 | Japan | 15.2 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 14 | Switzerland | 15.1 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 14 | Georgia | 15.1 | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 16 | Belgium | 15 | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 16 | Canada | 15 | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 16 | Lebanon | 15 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 19 | Cyprus | 14.9 | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 19 | Republic of Korea | 14.9 | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 19 | Macau, China | 14.9 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 22 | Czechia | 14.8 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 22 | France | 14.8 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 22 | Italy | 14.8 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 22 | New Caledonia | 14.8 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 26 | Austria | 14.7 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 26 | Puerto Rico | 14.7 | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Sweden | 14.7 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 29 | Spain | 14.6 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 14.6 | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 29 | Slovakia | 14.6 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 29 | Slovenia | 14.6 | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 33 | Ecuador | 14.5 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 33 | Jordan | 14.5 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 33 | Netherlands | 14.5 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.4 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 36 | Chile | 14.4 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 36 | Algeria | 14.4 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 36 | Egypt | 14.4 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 36 | Greece | 14.4 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 36 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 14.4 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 36 | Lithuania | 14.4 | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 36 | North Macedonia | 14.4 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 44 | Bhutan | 14.3 | 2100 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 44 | Dominican Republic | 14.3 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 44 | Latvia | 14.3 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 44 | Mexico | 14.3 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 44 | Panama | 14.3 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 44 | Palestine, State of | 14.3 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 44 | French Polynesia | 14.3 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 44 | Thailand | 14.3 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 44 | United States of America | 14.3 | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 44 | Samoa | 14.3 | 2100 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 54 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 14.2 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 54 | Saint Lucia | 14.2 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 54 | Nigeria | 14.2 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 14.2 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 58 | Estonia | 14.1 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 58 | Iraq | 14.1 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 60 | Poland | 14 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 60 | Paraguay | 14 | 2100 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 13.9 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 62 | Denmark | 13.9 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 62 | Haiti | 13.9 | 2100 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 62 | Portugal | 13.9 | 2100 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 62 | El Salvador | 13.9 | 2100 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 62 | Suriname | 13.9 | 2100 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 62 | Tonga | 13.9 | 2100 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 62 | Türkiye | 13.9 | 2100 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 70 | Bahrain | 13.8 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 70 | Finland | 13.8 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 70 | Indonesia | 13.8 | 2100 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 70 | Israel | 13.8 | 2100 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 74 | Argentina | 13.7 | 2100 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 74 | India | 13.7 | 2100 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 76 | Colombia | 13.6 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 76 | Croatia | 13.6 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 76 | Kazakhstan | 13.6 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 76 | Morocco | 13.6 | 2100 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 76 | Eswatini | 13.6 | 2100 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 76 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13.6 | 2100 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 82 | Cuba | 13.5 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 82 | Ghana | 13.5 | 2100 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 82 | Hungary | 13.5 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 82 | Kuwait | 13.5 | 2100 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 82 | Mauritius | 13.5 | 2100 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 87 | United Arab Emirates | 13.4 | 2100 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 87 | China | 13.4 | 2100 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 87 | Cameroon | 13.4 | 2100 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 87 | Montenegro | 13.4 | 2100 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 87 | Peru | 13.4 | 2100 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 87 | Serbia | 13.4 | 2100 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 87 | Uruguay | 13.4 | 2100 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 87 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 13.4 | 2100 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 95 | Timor-Leste | 13.3 | 2100 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 96 | Bangladesh | 13.2 | 2100 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 96 | Belize | 13.2 | 2100 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 96 | Côte d'Ivoire | 13.2 | 2100 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 96 | Equatorial Guinea | 13.2 | 2100 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 96 | Maldives | 13.2 | 2100 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 96 | Nepal | 13.2 | 2100 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 96 | Romania | 13.2 | 2100 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 96 | Syrian Arab Republic | 13.2 | 2100 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 104 | Costa Rica | 13.1 | 2100 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 104 | Jamaica | 13.1 | 2100 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 104 | Pakistan | 13.1 | 2100 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 104 | Qatar | 13.1 | 2100 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 104 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13.1 | 2100 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 109 | Aruba | 13 | 2100 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 109 | Congo | 13 | 2100 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 109 | Comoros | 13 | 2100 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 109 | Namibia | 13 | 2100 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 109 | Philippines | 13 | 2100 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 109 | Vanuatu | 13 | 2100 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 115 | Albania | 12.9 | 2100 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 115 | Bahamas | 12.9 | 2100 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 115 | Belarus | 12.9 | 2100 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 115 | Myanmar | 12.9 | 2100 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 115 | Uganda | 12.9 | 2100 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 120 | Lesotho | 12.8 | 2100 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 120 | Nicaragua | 12.8 | 2100 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 120 | Russian Federation | 12.8 | 2100 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 120 | Ukraine | 12.8 | 2100 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 120 | Viet Nam | 12.8 | 2100 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 125 | Gambia | 12.7 | 2100 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 125 | Senegal | 12.7 | 2100 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 125 | South Africa | 12.7 | 2100 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 128 | Brazil | 12.6 | 2100 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 128 | Singapore | 12.6 | 2100 | unchanged | falling |
| 130 | Kenya | 12.5 | 2100 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 131 | Azerbaijan | 12.4 | 2100 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 131 | Benin | 12.4 | 2100 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 131 | Guyana | 12.4 | 2100 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 131 | Republic of Moldova | 12.4 | 2100 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 131 | Tajikistan | 12.4 | 2100 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 131 | Zambia | 12.4 | 2100 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 137 | Ethiopia | 12.3 | 2100 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 137 | Gabon | 12.3 | 2100 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 137 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.3 | 2100 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 137 | Sudan | 12.3 | 2100 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 137 | Somalia | 12.3 | 2100 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 142 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 12.2 | 2100 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 142 | Mongolia | 12.2 | 2100 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 142 | Malawi | 12.2 | 2100 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 145 | Central African Republic | 12.1 | 2100 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 145 | Guinea | 12.1 | 2100 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 147 | Guatemala | 12 | 2100 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 147 | Honduras | 12 | 2100 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 147 | Cambodia | 12 | 2100 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 150 | Armenia | 11.9 | 2100 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 151 | Cape Verde | 11.8 | 2100 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 151 | Sierra Leone | 11.8 | 2100 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 151 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 11.8 | 2100 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 154 | Chad | 11.7 | 2100 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 155 | Mozambique | 11.6 | 2100 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 156 | Burundi | 11.4 | 2100 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 156 | Burkina Faso | 11.4 | 2100 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 158 | Rwanda | 11.3 | 2100 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 158 | Turkmenistan | 11.3 | 2100 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 160 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 11.2 | 2100 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 161 | Guinea-Bissau | 11.1 | 2100 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 162 | Mali | 10.9 | 2100 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 163 | Liberia | 10.8 | 2100 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 164 | Niger | 10.4 | 2100 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 165 | Sao Tome and Principe | 10.1 | 2100 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 166 | Madagascar | 10 | 2100 | up 8.7% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
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About this data
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/