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Wittgenstein Projection: Mean years of schooling. Age 65+. 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...

Countries reporting
166
Highest
16.2
Ireland
Lowest
6.9
Madagascar
Median
12.7
Years covered
91
2010–2100
Data points
3,173

What the numbers show

Wittgenstein Projection: Mean years of schooling. Age 65+. Female is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 16.2 in Ireland; the lowest is 6.9 in Madagascar.

The median across all reporting countries is 12.7, and the mean is 12.44.

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

Over the past decade 158 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 22.8%), and the largest decrease in Singapore (down 0.8%).

Wittgenstein Projection: Mean years of schooling. Age 65+. Female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ireland 16.2 2100 up 0.6% rising
1 Iceland 16.2 2100 up 1.2% rising
3 Hong Kong (China) 15.7 2100 up 1.9% rising
4 Norway 15.6 2100 up 1.3% rising
5 Australia 15.5 2100 up 1.3% rising
6 Germany 15.4 2100 up 0.7% rising
6 Korea 15.4 2100 unchanged rising
8 New Zealand 15.3 2100 up 2.0% rising
9 Canada 15.2 2100 unchanged rising
9 Japan 15.2 2100 up 0.7% rising
9 Malaysia 15.2 2100 up 2.0% rising
12 Malta 15.1 2100 up 2.0% rising
13 Cyprus 15 2100 up 0.7% rising
13 Georgia 15 2100 up 0.7% rising
13 Lithuania 15 2100 up 0.7% rising
16 Belgium 14.9 2100 up 1.4% rising
16 Saudi Arabia 14.9 2100 up 2.1% volatile
18 Switzerland 14.8 2100 up 2.1% rising
18 Luxembourg 14.8 2100 up 2.1% rising
18 Puerto Rico 14.8 2100 up 1.4% rising
18 Tunisia 14.8 2100 up 3.5% volatile
22 France 14.7 2100 up 2.1% rising
22 Slovenia 14.7 2100 up 0.7% rising
22 Sweden 14.7 2100 up 0.7% rising
25 Austria 14.4 2100 up 1.4% rising
25 Estonia 14.4 2100 unchanged rising
25 Finland 14.4 2100 unchanged flat
25 United Kingdom 14.4 2100 up 2.9% rising
25 Jordan 14.4 2100 up 1.4% rising
25 Latvia 14.4 2100 up 0.7% rising
25 Macau (China) 14.4 2100 up 2.1% rising
32 Czechia 14.3 2100 up 0.7% rising
32 Greece 14.3 2100 up 1.4% rising
32 New Caledonia 14.3 2100 up 2.1% rising
32 United States 14.3 2100 up 0.7% rising
36 Spain 14.2 2100 up 2.2% rising
36 Italy 14.2 2100 up 2.2% rising
36 Palestine, State of 14.2 2100 up 3.6% rising
36 Slovak Republic 14.2 2100 up 0.7% rising
40 Lebanon 14.1 2100 up 2.9% rising
41 Denmark 14 2100 up 0.7% rising
41 Netherlands 14 2100 up 1.4% rising
43 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.9 2100 up 0.7% rising
44 Bulgaria 13.8 2100 up 0.7% rising
44 Ecuador 13.8 2100 up 3.8% rising
44 North Macedonia 13.8 2100 up 1.5% rising
44 Poland 13.8 2100 unchanged rising
44 Zimbabwe 13.8 2100 up 2.2% rising
49 French Polynesia 13.7 2100 up 1.5% rising
50 Bahrain 13.6 2100 up 0.7% rising
50 Iraq 13.6 2100 up 4.6% rising
50 Panama 13.6 2100 up 3.0% rising
53 Egypt 13.5 2100 up 3.1% rising
53 Nigeria 13.5 2100 up 4.7% volatile
53 Thailand 13.5 2100 up 3.1% rising
56 Chile 13.4 2100 up 2.3% rising
56 Algeria 13.4 2100 up 3.1% rising
58 Croatia 13.3 2100 up 0.8% rising
58 Hungary 13.3 2100 up 0.8% rising
58 Iran, Islamic Republic of 13.3 2100 up 3.9% volatile
58 Montenegro 13.3 2100 up 0.8% rising
58 Eswatini 13.3 2100 up 3.1% rising
63 Dominican Republic 13.2 2100 up 3.1% rising
63 Serbia 13.2 2100 up 0.8% rising
65 Argentina 13.1 2100 up 2.3% rising
65 Cuba 13.1 2100 up 1.6% rising
65 Kazakhstan 13.1 2100 up 0.8% rising
65 Portugal 13.1 2100 up 3.1% rising
69 United Arab Emirates 13 2100 unchanged rising
69 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 13 2100 up 4.0% rising
69 Israel 13 2100 up 0.8% rising
69 Saint Lucia 13 2100 up 2.4% rising
69 Peru 13 2100 up 2.4% rising
69 Romania 13 2100 up 0.8% rising
75 Aruba 12.9 2100 up 3.2% rising
75 Singapore 12.9 2100 down 0.8% rising
77 Indonesia 12.8 2100 up 4.1% rising
77 Kuwait 12.8 2100 up 1.6% rising
77 Mexico 12.8 2100 up 4.1% rising
77 Qatar 12.8 2100 up 0.8% rising
81 Belarus 12.7 2100 up 0.8% rising
81 Haiti 12.7 2100 up 6.7% volatile
81 Timor-Leste 12.7 2100 up 3.3% volatile
81 Tonga 12.7 2100 up 2.4% rising
85 Kenya 12.6 2100 up 3.3% rising
85 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 12.6 2100 up 2.4% rising
87 Albania 12.5 2100 up 1.6% rising
87 Colombia 12.5 2100 up 2.5% rising
87 Namibia 12.5 2100 up 3.3% rising
87 Russian Federation 12.5 2100 up 0.8% rising
91 Philippines 12.4 2100 up 2.5% rising
91 Suriname 12.4 2100 up 3.3% rising
91 Ukraine 12.4 2100 up 0.8% rising
91 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.4 2100 up 2.5% rising
91 Samoa 12.4 2100 up 4.2% rising
96 Paraguay 12.3 2100 up 4.2% rising
96 El Salvador 12.3 2100 up 5.1% rising
96 Türkiye 12.3 2100 up 5.1% rising
99 Equatorial Guinea 12.2 2100 up 5.2% rising
100 Bhutan 12.1 2100 up 8.0% volatile
100 South Africa 12.1 2100 up 2.5% rising
102 Comoros 12 2100 up 7.1% volatile
102 Kyrgyzstan 12 2100 unchanged rising
102 Moldova 12 2100 up 0.8% rising
102 Trinidad and Tobago 12 2100 up 1.7% rising
106 Azerbaijan 11.9 2100 up 0.8% rising
106 Jamaica 11.9 2100 up 1.7% rising
106 Tajikistan 11.9 2100 up 1.7% rising
109 Morocco 11.8 2100 up 8.3% volatile
109 Mongolia 11.8 2100 up 0.9% rising
109 Uruguay 11.8 2100 up 2.6% rising
112 Bahamas 11.7 2100 up 1.7% rising
112 Cameroon 11.7 2100 up 7.3% volatile
114 Congo 11.6 2100 up 6.4% rising
114 Costa Rica 11.6 2100 up 3.6% rising
114 Guyana 11.6 2100 up 0.9% rising
114 Nepal 11.6 2100 up 8.4% volatile
118 Brazil 11.5 2100 up 3.6% rising
118 China (People’s Republic of) 11.5 2100 up 4.5% rising
118 India 11.5 2100 up 7.5% volatile
118 Lesotho 11.5 2100 up 3.6% rising
122 Armenia 11.4 2100 up 0.9% rising
123 Côte d'Ivoire 11.3 2100 up 10.8% volatile
123 Zambia 11.3 2100 up 4.6% rising
125 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 11.2 2100 up 5.7% rising
125 Ghana 11.2 2100 up 6.7% rising
125 Maldives 11.2 2100 up 4.7% rising
125 Myanmar 11.2 2100 up 3.7% rising
129 Mauritius 11.1 2100 up 4.7% rising
129 Syrian Arab Republic 11.1 2100 up 6.7% rising
131 Nicaragua 10.9 2100 up 5.8% rising
131 Turkmenistan 10.9 2100 up 0.9% rising
131 Viet Nam 10.9 2100 up 3.8% rising
131 Vanuatu 10.9 2100 up 4.8% rising
135 Gabon 10.7 2100 up 5.9% rising
135 Gambia 10.7 2100 up 8.1% volatile
137 Belize 10.6 2100 up 6.0% rising
138 Malawi 10.5 2100 up 7.1% volatile
138 Uganda 10.5 2100 up 7.1% rising
140 Bangladesh 10.3 2100 up 7.3% volatile
140 Central African Republic 10.3 2100 up 8.4% volatile
140 Pakistan 10.3 2100 up 12.0% volatile
140 Sudan 10.3 2100 up 10.8% volatile
144 Honduras 10.2 2100 up 5.2% rising
145 Somalia 10 2100 up 12.4% volatile
145 Tanzania, United Republic of 10 2100 up 3.1% rising
147 Guatemala 9.7 2100 up 7.8% rising
148 Cape Verde 9.6 2100 up 5.5% rising
148 Guinea 9.6 2100 up 15.7% volatile
150 Cambodia 9.5 2100 up 6.7% volatile
150 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9.5 2100 up 5.6% rising
152 Senegal 9.4 2100 up 11.9% volatile
153 Ethiopia 9.3 2100 up 12.0% volatile
153 Guinea-Bissau 9.3 2100 up 10.7% volatile
155 Rwanda 9.2 2100 up 8.2% volatile
156 Sierra Leone 9.1 2100 up 13.8% volatile
157 Burundi 9 2100 up 9.8% volatile
158 Benin 8.8 2100 up 12.8% volatile
159 Sao Tome and Principe 8.7 2100 up 3.6% volatile
160 Mozambique 8.4 2100 up 15.1% volatile
161 Burkina Faso 8.1 2100 up 20.9% volatile
162 Liberia 7.6 2100 up 18.8% volatile
163 Chad 7.4 2100 up 21.3% volatile
164 Mali 7.3 2100 up 21.7% volatile
165 Niger 7 2100 up 22.8% volatile
166 Madagascar 6.9 2100 up 9.5% 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 65+. Female
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/