Indicators / Expected years of schooling
Expected years of schooling
Years of schooling a child entering school today could expect to receive, given current enrollment patterns.
26 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked highest to lowest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.
1TongaHigh17.8 yrs2SingaporeVery High16.7 yrs3Marshall IslandsHigh16.4 yrs4ChinaHigh15.5 yrs5Viet NamHigh15.5 yrs6ThailandHigh15.4 yrs7PalauHigh14.1 yrs8FijiHigh13.8 yrs9Brunei DarussalamVery High13.7 yrs10MongoliaHigh13.6 yrs11IndonesiaHigh13.3 yrs12Timor-LesteMedium13.3 yrs13NauruHigh12.8 yrs14PhilippinesHigh12.8 yrs15MalaysiaVery High12.7 yrs16SamoaHigh12.4 yrs17TuvaluMedium12.4 yrs18Korea (Democratic People's Rep. of)Other Countries or Territories12.2 yrs19KiribatiMedium11.9 yrs20VanuatuMedium11.8 yrs21Micronesia (Federated States of)Medium11.5 yrs22Papua New GuineaMedium11.5 yrs23MyanmarMedium11.5 yrs24Solomon IslandsMedium11.3 yrs25CambodiaMedium11.2 yrs26Lao People's Democratic RepublicMedium9.6 yrs