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.
33 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked highest to lowest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.
1ArgentinaVery High18.8 yrs2Saint Kitts and NevisVery High18.4 yrs3UruguayVery High17.5 yrs4ChileVery High16.9 yrs5BarbadosVery High16.6 yrs6GrenadaHigh16.6 yrs7Costa RicaVery High16.3 yrs8Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHigh16.3 yrs9BrazilHigh15.8 yrs10Bolivia (Plurinational State of)High15.6 yrs11Antigua and BarbudaVery High15.5 yrs12PeruHigh14.9 yrs13EcuadorHigh14.9 yrs14MexicoHigh14.5 yrs15ColombiaHigh14.3 yrs16Trinidad and TobagoVery High14.2 yrs17DominicaHigh14.2 yrs18ParaguayHigh14 yrs19CubaHigh13.9 yrs20Dominican RepublicHigh13.6 yrs21PanamaVery High13.3 yrs22GuyanaHigh13 yrs23Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)High13 yrs24Saint LuciaHigh12.7 yrs25JamaicaHigh12.4 yrs26BelizeHigh12 yrs27BahamasVery High11.9 yrs28NicaraguaHigh11.5 yrs29El SalvadorMedium11.1 yrs30SurinameHigh11 yrs31HaitiMedium10.9 yrs32GuatemalaMedium10.7 yrs33HondurasMedium10.2 yrs