Wittgenstein Projection: Mean years of schooling. Age 25-29. 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 25-29. Female is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 16.8 in Iceland; the lowest is 9.8 in Sao Tome and Principe.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.6, and the mean is 13.58.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Wittgenstein Projection: Mean years of schooling. Age 25-29. Female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 16.8 | 2100 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 2 | Ireland | 16.5 | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | Hong Kong, China | 16.3 | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 4 | Malta | 16.2 | 2100 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 16 | 2100 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 5 | Malaysia | 16 | 2100 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 7 | Australia | 15.9 | 2100 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 7 | New Zealand | 15.9 | 2100 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 7 | Tunisia | 15.9 | 2100 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 10 | Luxembourg | 15.8 | 2100 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 11 | Norway | 15.6 | 2100 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 12 | Germany | 15.5 | 2100 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 13 | Macau, China | 15.4 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 14 | Belgium | 15.3 | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 14 | Canada | 15.3 | 2100 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 14 | Japan | 15.3 | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 17 | Switzerland | 15.2 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 17 | Cyprus | 15.2 | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 17 | Georgia | 15.2 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 17 | Korea | 15.2 | 2100 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Slovenia | 15.1 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 22 | France | 15 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 22 | Lebanon | 15 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 24 | Czechia | 14.9 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 24 | Spain | 14.9 | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 24 | New Caledonia | 14.9 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 24 | Netherlands | 14.9 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 24 | Slovak Republic | 14.9 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 24 | Sweden | 14.9 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 30 | Austria | 14.8 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 30 | Puerto Rico | 14.8 | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia | 14.8 | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 30 | Thailand | 14.8 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.7 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 34 | Chile | 14.7 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 34 | Italy | 14.7 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 34 | North Macedonia | 14.7 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 38 | Egypt | 14.6 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 38 | Mexico | 14.6 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 40 | Algeria | 14.5 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 40 | Jordan | 14.5 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 40 | Samoa | 14.5 | 2100 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 43 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 14.4 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 43 | Dominican Republic | 14.4 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 43 | Ecuador | 14.4 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 43 | Greece | 14.4 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 43 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 14.4 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 43 | Poland | 14.4 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 43 | Portugal | 14.4 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 43 | United States | 14.4 | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 51 | Bhutan | 14.3 | 2100 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 51 | Saint Lucia | 14.3 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 51 | Lithuania | 14.3 | 2100 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 51 | Panama | 14.3 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 51 | French Polynesia | 14.3 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 14.2 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 56 | Latvia | 14.2 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 56 | Nigeria | 14.2 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 56 | Paraguay | 14.2 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 56 | Türkiye | 14.2 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 61 | Estonia | 14.1 | 2100 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 61 | Indonesia | 14.1 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 61 | Palestine, State of | 14.1 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 61 | Zimbabwe | 14.1 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 65 | Bahrain | 14 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 65 | Denmark | 14 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 65 | Croatia | 14 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 65 | Suriname | 14 | 2100 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 65 | Tonga | 14 | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 70 | Haiti | 13.9 | 2100 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 70 | India | 13.9 | 2100 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 70 | Iraq | 13.9 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 70 | El Salvador | 13.9 | 2100 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 74 | Colombia | 13.8 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 74 | Finland | 13.8 | 2100 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 74 | Israel | 13.8 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 77 | Hungary | 13.7 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 13.7 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 77 | Mauritius | 13.7 | 2100 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 80 | Argentina | 13.6 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 80 | Cameroon | 13.6 | 2100 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 80 | Ghana | 13.6 | 2100 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 80 | Kuwait | 13.6 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 80 | Uruguay | 13.6 | 2100 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 80 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13.6 | 2100 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 86 | United Arab Emirates | 13.5 | 2100 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 86 | China (People’s Republic of) | 13.5 | 2100 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 86 | Maldives | 13.5 | 2100 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 86 | Peru | 13.5 | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 86 | Eswatini | 13.5 | 2100 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 91 | Bangladesh | 13.4 | 2100 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 91 | Morocco | 13.4 | 2100 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 91 | Nepal | 13.4 | 2100 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 91 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 13.4 | 2100 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 95 | Belize | 13.3 | 2100 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 95 | Cuba | 13.3 | 2100 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 95 | Romania | 13.3 | 2100 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 98 | Costa Rica | 13.2 | 2100 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 98 | Equatorial Guinea | 13.2 | 2100 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 98 | Montenegro | 13.2 | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 98 | Pakistan | 13.2 | 2100 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 98 | Serbia | 13.2 | 2100 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 98 | Timor-Leste | 13.2 | 2100 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 98 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13.2 | 2100 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 105 | Jamaica | 13.1 | 2100 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 105 | Uganda | 13.1 | 2100 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 107 | Belarus | 13 | 2100 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 107 | Myanmar | 13 | 2100 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 107 | Philippines | 13 | 2100 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 107 | Russia | 13 | 2100 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 107 | Viet Nam | 13 | 2100 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 107 | Vanuatu | 13 | 2100 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 113 | Aruba | 12.9 | 2100 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 113 | Albania | 12.9 | 2100 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 113 | Bahamas | 12.9 | 2100 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 113 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12.9 | 2100 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 113 | Congo | 12.9 | 2100 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 113 | Namibia | 12.9 | 2100 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 113 | Nicaragua | 12.9 | 2100 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 113 | Qatar | 12.9 | 2100 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 113 | Syrian Arab Republic | 12.9 | 2100 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 113 | Ukraine | 12.9 | 2100 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 123 | Brazil | 12.8 | 2100 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 123 | Singapore | 12.8 | 2100 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Lesotho | 12.7 | 2100 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 126 | Ethiopia | 12.6 | 2100 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 126 | Gambia | 12.6 | 2100 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 126 | Guyana | 12.6 | 2100 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 126 | Republic of Moldova | 12.6 | 2100 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 126 | Senegal | 12.6 | 2100 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 126 | Tajikistan | 12.6 | 2100 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 126 | South Africa | 12.6 | 2100 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 133 | Benin | 12.5 | 2100 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 133 | Sudan | 12.5 | 2100 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 135 | Azerbaijan | 12.3 | 2100 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 135 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 12.3 | 2100 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 135 | Gabon | 12.3 | 2100 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 135 | Malawi | 12.3 | 2100 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 135 | Zambia | 12.3 | 2100 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 140 | Central African Republic | 12.2 | 2100 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 140 | Guatemala | 12.2 | 2100 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 140 | Kenya | 12.2 | 2100 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 140 | Mongolia | 12.2 | 2100 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 140 | Somalia | 12.2 | 2100 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 140 | Chad | 12.2 | 2100 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 146 | Armenia | 12.1 | 2100 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 146 | Comoros | 12.1 | 2100 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 146 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.1 | 2100 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 149 | Cambodia | 12 | 2100 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 149 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 12 | 2100 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 151 | Cape Verde | 11.9 | 2100 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 151 | Honduras | 11.9 | 2100 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 153 | Mozambique | 11.8 | 2100 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 154 | Sierra Leone | 11.7 | 2100 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 155 | Rwanda | 11.6 | 2100 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 156 | Burkina Faso | 11.5 | 2100 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 156 | Guinea | 11.5 | 2100 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 158 | Turkmenistan | 11.4 | 2100 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 159 | Burundi | 11.3 | 2100 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 159 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 11.3 | 2100 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 161 | Guinea-Bissau | 11 | 2100 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 162 | Mali | 10.8 | 2100 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Liberia | 10.7 | 2100 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 164 | Madagascar | 10.2 | 2100 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 165 | Niger | 10 | 2100 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.8 | 2100 | up 3.2% | 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/