Wittgenstein Projection: Mean years of schooling. Age 20-64. Female 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 20-64. Female is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 16.7 in Iceland; the lowest is 9.2 in Madagascar.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.5, and the mean is 13.41.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Wittgenstein Projection: Mean years of schooling. Age 20-64. Female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 16.7 | 2100 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 2 | Ireland | 16.3 | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | Hong Kong, China | 16.2 | 2100 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 4 | Malta | 15.9 | 2100 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 4 | Malaysia | 15.9 | 2100 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 6 | Australia | 15.8 | 2100 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 6 | New Zealand | 15.8 | 2100 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 8 | Norway | 15.7 | 2100 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 8 | Tunisia | 15.7 | 2100 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 10 | Germany | 15.6 | 2100 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 15.5 | 2100 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 15.4 | 2100 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 13 | Switzerland | 15.3 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 13 | Japan | 15.3 | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 13 | Korea | 15.3 | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 16 | Canada | 15.2 | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 16 | Georgia | 15.2 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 18 | Belgium | 15.1 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 18 | Cyprus | 15.1 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 20 | France | 15 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 20 | Macau, China | 15 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 15 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 23 | Italy | 14.9 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 23 | Lebanon | 14.9 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 23 | Lithuania | 14.9 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 23 | Puerto Rico | 14.9 | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 23 | Slovenia | 14.9 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 23 | Sweden | 14.9 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 29 | Austria | 14.8 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 29 | New Caledonia | 14.8 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 31 | Czechia | 14.7 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 31 | Spain | 14.7 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 31 | Jordan | 14.7 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 31 | Palestine, State of | 14.7 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 35 | Ecuador | 14.6 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 35 | Greece | 14.6 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 35 | Latvia | 14.6 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 35 | Slovak Republic | 14.6 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 39 | Netherlands | 14.5 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 39 | United States | 14.5 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 41 | Estonia | 14.4 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 41 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 14.4 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 41 | Iraq | 14.4 | 2100 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 41 | North Macedonia | 14.4 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 41 | Panama | 14.4 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 41 | Thailand | 14.4 | 2100 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.3 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 47 | Chile | 14.3 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 47 | Algeria | 14.3 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 47 | Egypt | 14.3 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 47 | Nigeria | 14.3 | 2100 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 52 | Denmark | 14.2 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 14.2 | 2100 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 52 | Finland | 14.2 | 2100 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 52 | French Polynesia | 14.2 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 52 | Zimbabwe | 14.2 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 57 | Bulgaria | 14.1 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 57 | Mexico | 14.1 | 2100 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 57 | Poland | 14.1 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 60 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 14 | 2100 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 60 | Saint Lucia | 14 | 2100 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 60 | Samoa | 14 | 2100 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 63 | Bahrain | 13.9 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 63 | Bhutan | 13.9 | 2100 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 63 | Haiti | 13.9 | 2100 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 63 | Portugal | 13.9 | 2100 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 67 | Argentina | 13.8 | 2100 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 67 | Indonesia | 13.8 | 2100 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 67 | El Salvador | 13.8 | 2100 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 67 | Eswatini | 13.8 | 2100 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 71 | Cuba | 13.7 | 2100 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 71 | Israel | 13.7 | 2100 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 71 | Paraguay | 13.7 | 2100 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 71 | Tonga | 13.7 | 2100 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 71 | Türkiye | 13.7 | 2100 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 76 | Croatia | 13.6 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 76 | Hungary | 13.6 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 76 | Suriname | 13.6 | 2100 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 79 | Colombia | 13.5 | 2100 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 79 | Kazakhstan | 13.5 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 79 | Morocco | 13.5 | 2100 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 79 | Montenegro | 13.5 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 79 | Peru | 13.5 | 2100 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 79 | Serbia | 13.5 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 85 | Aruba | 13.4 | 2100 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 85 | United Arab Emirates | 13.4 | 2100 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 85 | Kuwait | 13.4 | 2100 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 85 | Timor-Leste | 13.4 | 2100 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 85 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13.4 | 2100 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 90 | India | 13.3 | 2100 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 90 | Romania | 13.3 | 2100 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 90 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 13.3 | 2100 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 93 | Cameroon | 13.2 | 2100 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 93 | Comoros | 13.2 | 2100 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 95 | Côte d'Ivoire | 13.1 | 2100 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 95 | Equatorial Guinea | 13.1 | 2100 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 95 | Namibia | 13.1 | 2100 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 95 | Nepal | 13.1 | 2100 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 95 | Qatar | 13.1 | 2100 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 95 | Uruguay | 13.1 | 2100 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 101 | Albania | 13 | 2100 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 101 | Belarus | 13 | 2100 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 101 | China (People’s Republic of) | 13 | 2100 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 101 | Congo | 13 | 2100 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 101 | Ghana | 13 | 2100 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 101 | Mauritius | 13 | 2100 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 101 | Syrian Arab Republic | 13 | 2100 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 108 | Kenya | 12.9 | 2100 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 108 | Maldives | 12.9 | 2100 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 108 | Philippines | 12.9 | 2100 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 108 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.9 | 2100 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 112 | Costa Rica | 12.8 | 2100 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 112 | Jamaica | 12.8 | 2100 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 112 | Russia | 12.8 | 2100 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 112 | Singapore | 12.8 | 2100 | unchanged | flat |
| 112 | Ukraine | 12.8 | 2100 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 117 | Bahamas | 12.7 | 2100 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 117 | South Africa | 12.7 | 2100 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 119 | Belize | 12.6 | 2100 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 119 | Lesotho | 12.6 | 2100 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 119 | Vanuatu | 12.6 | 2100 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 122 | Bangladesh | 12.5 | 2100 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 122 | Brazil | 12.5 | 2100 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 122 | Myanmar | 12.5 | 2100 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 122 | Nicaragua | 12.5 | 2100 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 122 | Pakistan | 12.5 | 2100 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 127 | Republic of Moldova | 12.4 | 2100 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 127 | Uganda | 12.4 | 2100 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 129 | Azerbaijan | 12.3 | 2100 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 129 | Gambia | 12.3 | 2100 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 129 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.3 | 2100 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 129 | Tajikistan | 12.3 | 2100 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 129 | Viet Nam | 12.3 | 2100 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 129 | Zambia | 12.3 | 2100 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 135 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 12.2 | 2100 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 135 | Gabon | 12.2 | 2100 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 135 | Guyana | 12.2 | 2100 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 135 | Mongolia | 12.2 | 2100 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 139 | Sudan | 12.1 | 2100 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 140 | Senegal | 12 | 2100 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 141 | Central African Republic | 11.9 | 2100 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 141 | Guinea | 11.9 | 2100 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 141 | Malawi | 11.9 | 2100 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 141 | Somalia | 11.9 | 2100 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 145 | Armenia | 11.8 | 2100 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 146 | Ethiopia | 11.7 | 2100 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 146 | Honduras | 11.7 | 2100 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 148 | Guatemala | 11.6 | 2100 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 149 | Benin | 11.5 | 2100 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 150 | Cambodia | 11.4 | 2100 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 150 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 11.4 | 2100 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 152 | Cape Verde | 11.3 | 2100 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 152 | Sierra Leone | 11.3 | 2100 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 152 | Turkmenistan | 11.3 | 2100 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 155 | Burundi | 11 | 2100 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 155 | Mozambique | 11 | 2100 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 155 | Rwanda | 11 | 2100 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 158 | Burkina Faso | 10.9 | 2100 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Guinea-Bissau | 10.9 | 2100 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 160 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 10.8 | 2100 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 161 | Chad | 10.7 | 2100 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Liberia | 10.3 | 2100 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Mali | 10.2 | 2100 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Niger | 10 | 2100 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.8 | 2100 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 166 | Madagascar | 9.2 | 2100 | up 8.2% | rising |
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/