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Wittgenstein Projection: Mean years of schooling. Age 40-64. 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
164
Highest
16.7
Iceland
Lowest
8.6
Madagascar
Median
13.45
Years covered
91
2010–2100
Data points
3,173

What the numbers show

Wittgenstein Projection: Mean years of schooling. Age 40-64. Total is currently reported for 164 countries. The highest value is 16.7 in Iceland; the lowest is 8.6 in Madagascar.

The median across all reporting countries is 13.45, and the mean is 13.35.

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

Wittgenstein Projection: Mean years of schooling. Age 40-64. Total: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Iceland 16.7 2100 up 1.2% rising
2 Ireland 16.4 2100 unchanged rising
3 Hong Kong 16.3 2100 up 0.6% rising
4 Australia 15.9 2100 up 1.3% rising
4 Malta 15.9 2100 up 1.3% rising
4 Norway 15.9 2100 up 0.6% rising
7 Germany 15.8 2100 up 0.6% rising
7 Malaysia 15.8 2100 up 1.3% rising
7 New Zealand 15.8 2100 up 1.3% rising
10 Tunisia 15.7 2100 up 1.9% rising
11 Switzerland 15.5 2100 up 1.3% rising
11 Japan 15.5 2100 up 0.6% rising
11 South Korea 15.5 2100 unchanged rising
11 Luxembourg 15.5 2100 up 1.3% rising
15 Canada 15.4 2100 up 0.7% rising
15 United Kingdom 15.4 2100 up 2.0% rising
17 Saudi Arabia 15.3 2100 up 0.7% rising
18 Belgium 15.2 2100 up 0.7% rising
18 Cyprus 15.2 2100 unchanged rising
18 Georgia 15.2 2100 up 0.7% rising
18 Lithuania 15.2 2100 up 0.7% rising
22 France 15.1 2100 up 0.7% rising
22 Macao 15.1 2100 up 0.7% rising
22 Puerto Rico 15.1 2100 up 0.7% rising
22 Sweden 15.1 2100 up 0.7% rising
26 Slovenia 15 2100 up 0.7% rising
27 Austria 14.9 2100 up 1.4% rising
27 Italy 14.9 2100 up 1.4% rising
27 Palestine 14.9 2100 up 1.4% rising
30 Greece 14.8 2100 up 0.7% rising
30 Jordan 14.8 2100 up 0.7% rising
30 Lebanon 14.8 2100 up 1.4% rising
30 New Caledonia 14.8 2100 up 1.4% rising
34 Czechia 14.7 2100 up 0.7% rising
34 Ecuador 14.7 2100 up 2.1% rising
34 Spain 14.7 2100 up 0.7% rising
34 Latvia 14.7 2100 up 0.7% rising
38 Estonia 14.6 2100 up 0.7% rising
38 Finland 14.6 2100 up 0.7% flat
38 Iraq 14.6 2100 up 2.1% rising
38 Netherlands 14.6 2100 up 1.4% rising
38 Slovakia 14.6 2100 up 0.7% rising
38 United States 14.6 2100 up 0.7% rising
44 Denmark 14.5 2100 up 1.4% rising
45 Iran 14.4 2100 up 2.1% rising
45 Nigeria 14.4 2100 up 2.1% rising
45 Panama 14.4 2100 up 1.4% rising
45 Thailand 14.4 2100 up 2.1% rising
49 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14.3 2100 up 0.7% rising
49 Chile 14.3 2100 up 2.1% rising
49 North Macedonia 14.3 2100 up 1.4% rising
49 Zimbabwe 14.3 2100 up 1.4% rising
53 Bulgaria 14.2 2100 up 1.4% rising
53 Egypt 14.2 2100 up 1.4% rising
53 Poland 14.2 2100 up 1.4% rising
53 French Polynesia 14.2 2100 up 1.4% rising
57 Dominican Republic 14.1 2100 up 2.2% rising
57 Algeria 14.1 2100 up 1.4% rising
59 Bahrain 14 2100 up 1.4% rising
59 Haiti 14 2100 up 2.9% rising
59 Mexico 14 2100 up 2.9% rising
59 Eswatini 14 2100 up 2.2% rising
63 Argentina 13.9 2100 up 2.2% rising
63 Bolivia 13.9 2100 up 2.2% rising
63 Portugal 13.9 2100 up 2.2% rising
66 Saint Lucia 13.8 2100 up 2.2% rising
66 El Salvador 13.8 2100 up 3.0% rising
66 Samoa 13.8 2100 up 3.8% rising
69 Bhutan 13.7 2100 up 3.8% rising
69 Cuba 13.7 2100 up 1.5% rising
69 Croatia 13.7 2100 up 1.5% rising
69 Hungary 13.7 2100 up 1.5% rising
69 Indonesia 13.7 2100 up 2.2% rising
74 Aruba 13.6 2100 up 1.5% rising
74 Israel 13.6 2100 up 1.5% rising
74 Montenegro 13.6 2100 up 0.7% rising
74 Peru 13.6 2100 up 1.5% rising
74 Serbia 13.6 2100 up 1.5% rising
79 Paraguay 13.5 2100 up 3.1% rising
79 East Timor 13.5 2100 up 2.3% rising
79 Tonga 13.5 2100 up 2.3% rising
79 Turkey 13.5 2100 up 2.3% rising
83 United Arab Emirates 13.4 2100 up 1.5% rising
83 Colombia 13.4 2100 up 2.3% rising
83 Comoros 13.4 2100 up 4.7% rising
83 Kazakhstan 13.4 2100 up 0.8% rising
83 Kuwait 13.4 2100 up 2.3% rising
83 Morocco 13.4 2100 up 3.9% rising
89 Romania 13.3 2100 up 0.8% rising
89 Suriname 13.3 2100 up 2.3% rising
91 Kenya 13.2 2100 up 1.5% rising
91 Namibia 13.2 2100 up 2.3% rising
91 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.2 2100 up 2.3% rising
91 Venezuela 13.2 2100 up 1.5% rising
95 Equatorial Guinea 13.1 2100 up 3.1% rising
95 Qatar 13.1 2100 up 1.6% rising
97 Albania 13 2100 up 1.6% rising
97 Belarus 13 2100 up 0.8% rising
97 Cote d'Ivoire 13 2100 up 4.8% rising
97 Cameroon 13 2100 up 4.0% rising
97 India 13 2100 up 4.0% rising
97 Nepal 13 2100 up 3.2% rising
97 Syria 13 2100 up 5.7% rising
104 Congo 12.9 2100 up 4.0% rising
104 Uruguay 12.9 2100 up 3.2% rising
106 Philippines 12.8 2100 up 0.8% rising
106 Russia 12.8 2100 up 0.8% rising
106 Singapore 12.8 2100 unchanged flat
106 Ukraine 12.8 2100 up 1.6% rising
110 China 12.7 2100 up 3.3% rising
110 Costa Rica 12.7 2100 up 3.3% rising
110 Maldives 12.7 2100 up 3.3% rising
110 Mauritius 12.7 2100 up 5.0% rising
110 Trinidad and Tobago 12.7 2100 up 1.6% rising
115 Bahamas 12.6 2100 up 3.3% rising
115 Ghana 12.6 2100 up 5.0% rising
115 Jamaica 12.6 2100 up 2.4% rising
119 Brazil 12.5 2100 up 3.3% rising
119 Lesotho 12.5 2100 up 3.3% rising
121 Moldova 12.4 2100 up 1.6% rising
122 Belize 12.3 2100 up 5.1% rising
122 Kyrgyzstan 12.3 2100 up 0.8% rising
122 Nicaragua 12.3 2100 up 4.2% rising
122 Tajikistan 12.3 2100 up 0.8% rising
122 Vanuatu 12.3 2100 up 4.2% rising
127 Azerbaijan 12.2 2100 up 0.8% rising
127 Democratic Republic of Congo 12.2 2100 up 3.4% rising
127 Myanmar 12.2 2100 up 4.3% rising
127 Mongolia 12.2 2100 up 1.7% rising
127 Zambia 12.2 2100 up 3.4% rising
132 Bangladesh 12.1 2100 up 6.1% rising
132 Gabon 12.1 2100 up 4.3% rising
132 Gambia 12.1 2100 up 4.3% rising
132 Guyana 12.1 2100 up 1.7% rising
132 Pakistan 12.1 2100 up 5.2% rising
137 Uganda 12 2100 up 6.2% rising
137 Vietnam 12 2100 up 3.4% rising
139 Sudan 11.9 2100 up 5.3% rising
140 Armenia 11.8 2100 up 1.7% rising
142 Guinea 11.7 2100 up 7.3% rising
142 Malawi 11.7 2100 up 4.5% rising
144 Somalia 11.6 2100 up 6.4% rising
145 Honduras 11.5 2100 up 4.5% rising
146 Senegal 11.4 2100 up 7.5% rising
147 Guatemala 11.3 2100 up 4.6% rising
147 Turkmenistan 11.3 2100 up 1.8% flat
149 Ethiopia 11.2 2100 up 7.7% rising
149 Tanzania 11.2 2100 up 5.7% rising
151 Cape Verde 11 2100 up 4.8% rising
151 Cambodia 11 2100 up 5.8% rising
153 Benin 10.9 2100 up 9.0% rising
153 Sierra Leone 10.9 2100 up 7.9% rising
155 Burundi 10.7 2100 up 8.1% rising
155 Guinea-Bissau 10.7 2100 up 4.9% rising
155 Rwanda 10.7 2100 up 5.9% rising
158 Burkina Faso 10.6 2100 up 11.6% volatile
158 Mozambique 10.6 2100 up 8.2% volatile
160 Laos 10.5 2100 up 4.0% rising
161 Chad 10 2100 up 13.6% volatile
162 Liberia 9.9 2100 up 10.0% volatile
163 Mali 9.7 2100 up 12.8% volatile
163 Sao Tome and Principe 9.7 2100 up 5.4% rising
165 Niger 9.5 2100 up 13.1% volatile
166 Madagascar 8.6 2100 up 8.9% 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 40-64. 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
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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/