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Expected years of schooling
Years of schooling a child entering school today could expect to receive, given current enrollment patterns.
50 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked highest to lowest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.
1TongaHigh17.8 yrs2GrenadaHigh16.6 yrs3Marshall IslandsHigh16.4 yrs4Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHigh16.3 yrs5BrazilHigh15.8 yrs6Bolivia (Plurinational State of)High15.6 yrs7AlgeriaHigh15.5 yrs8ChinaHigh15.5 yrs9Viet NamHigh15.5 yrs10ThailandHigh15.4 yrs11MoroccoHigh15.1 yrs12PeruHigh14.9 yrs13EcuadorHigh14.9 yrs14TunisiaHigh14.7 yrs15Moldova (Republic of)High14.6 yrs16MexicoHigh14.5 yrs17ColombiaHigh14.3 yrs18DominicaHigh14.2 yrs19PalauHigh14.1 yrs20ParaguayHigh14 yrs21Iran (Islamic Republic of)High14 yrs22CubaHigh13.9 yrs23FijiHigh13.8 yrs24South AfricaHigh13.8 yrs25MongoliaHigh13.6 yrs26Dominican RepublicHigh13.6 yrs27IndonesiaHigh13.3 yrs28UkraineHigh13.3 yrs29TurkmenistanHigh13.2 yrs30Sri LankaHigh13.1 yrs31EgyptHigh13.1 yrs32JordanHigh13.1 yrs33GuyanaHigh13 yrs34Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)High13 yrs35LibyaHigh12.9 yrs36AzerbaijanHigh12.9 yrs37NauruHigh12.8 yrs38PhilippinesHigh12.8 yrs39MaldivesHigh12.8 yrs40Saint LuciaHigh12.7 yrs41KyrgyzstanHigh12.7 yrs42GabonHigh12.5 yrs43UzbekistanHigh12.5 yrs44SamoaHigh12.4 yrs45JamaicaHigh12.4 yrs46BelizeHigh12 yrs47LebanonHigh11.7 yrs48NicaraguaHigh11.5 yrs49BotswanaHigh11.4 yrs50SurinameHigh11 yrs