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.
195 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked highest to lowest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.
1MonacoOther Countries or Territories21.7 yrs2GreeceVery High20.8 yrs3AustraliaVery High20.7 yrs4TürkiyeVery High19.8 yrs5FinlandVery High19.5 yrs6New ZealandVery High19.3 yrs7IrelandVery High19.2 yrs8BelgiumVery High19 yrs9SwedenVery High19 yrs10IcelandVery High18.9 yrs11ArgentinaVery High18.8 yrs12NorwayVery High18.8 yrs13DenmarkVery High18.7 yrs14NetherlandsVery High18.6 yrs15Saint Kitts and NevisVery High18.4 yrs16SeychellesVery High18.2 yrs17SpainVery High17.8 yrs18United KingdomVery High17.8 yrs19TongaHigh17.8 yrs20PortugalVery High17.5 yrs21UruguayVery High17.5 yrs22SloveniaVery High17.5 yrs23GermanyVery High17.3 yrs24Saudi ArabiaVery High16.9 yrs25ChileVery High16.9 yrs26Hong Kong, China (SAR)Very High16.9 yrs27CzechiaVery High16.8 yrs28GeorgiaVery High16.8 yrs29SingaporeVery High16.7 yrs30ItalyVery High16.7 yrs31PolandVery High16.7 yrs32SwitzerlandVery High16.7 yrs33BarbadosVery High16.6 yrs34Korea (Republic of)Very High16.6 yrs35GrenadaHigh16.6 yrs36LatviaVery High16.5 yrs37LithuaniaVery High16.5 yrs38Marshall IslandsHigh16.4 yrs39Costa RicaVery High16.3 yrs40CroatiaVery High16.3 yrs41AustriaVery High16.3 yrs42Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHigh16.3 yrs43CyprusVery High16.2 yrs44FranceVery High16.1 yrs45EstoniaVery High16 yrs46BahrainVery High15.9 yrs47United StatesVery High15.9 yrs48MaltaVery High15.9 yrs49KuwaitVery High15.9 yrs50CanadaVery High15.9 yrs51BrazilHigh15.8 yrs52Bolivia (Plurinational State of)High15.6 yrs53United Arab EmiratesVery High15.6 yrs54MontenegroVery High15.5 yrs55JapanVery High15.5 yrs56Antigua and BarbudaVery High15.5 yrs57AlgeriaHigh15.5 yrs58ChinaHigh15.5 yrs59HungaryVery High15.5 yrs60Viet NamHigh15.5 yrs61LiechtensteinVery High15.4 yrs62ThailandHigh15.4 yrs63BulgariaVery High15.3 yrs64Eswatini (Kingdom of)Medium15.2 yrs65MoroccoHigh15.1 yrs66SerbiaVery High15 yrs67SlovakiaVery High14.9 yrs68IsraelVery High14.9 yrs69PeruHigh14.9 yrs70EcuadorHigh14.9 yrs71North MacedoniaVery High14.8 yrs72TunisiaHigh14.7 yrs73Moldova (Republic of)High14.6 yrs74San MarinoVery High14.6 yrs75AndorraVery High14.5 yrs76AlbaniaVery High14.5 yrs77MexicoHigh14.5 yrs78ArmeniaVery High14.4 yrs79LuxembourgVery High14.4 yrs80ColombiaHigh14.3 yrs81Trinidad and TobagoVery High14.2 yrs82MauritiusVery High14.2 yrs83DominicaHigh14.2 yrs84PalauHigh14.1 yrs85RomaniaVery High14.1 yrs86KazakhstanVery High14 yrs87ParaguayHigh14 yrs88Iran (Islamic Republic of)High14 yrs89CubaHigh13.9 yrs90FijiHigh13.8 yrs91South AfricaHigh13.8 yrs92NepalMedium13.8 yrs93BelarusVery High13.7 yrs94Brunei DarussalamVery High13.7 yrs95MongoliaHigh13.6 yrs96Dominican RepublicHigh13.6 yrs97OmanVery High13.4 yrs98IndonesiaHigh13.3 yrs99UkraineHigh13.3 yrs100PanamaVery High13.3 yrs101ComorosMedium13.3 yrs102Timor-LesteMedium13.3 yrs103TurkmenistanHigh13.2 yrs104Russian FederationVery High13.2 yrs105Bosnia and HerzegovinaVery High13.2 yrs106BhutanMedium13.2 yrs107QatarVery High13.1 yrs108Sri LankaHigh13.1 yrs109EgyptHigh13.1 yrs110JordanHigh13.1 yrs111TogoMedium13.1 yrs112GuyanaHigh13 yrs113Palestine, State ofMedium13 yrs114Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)High13 yrs115IndiaMedium13 yrs116LibyaHigh12.9 yrs117AzerbaijanHigh12.9 yrs118Sao Tome and PrincipeMedium12.9 yrs119NauruHigh12.8 yrs120PhilippinesHigh12.8 yrs121MaldivesHigh12.8 yrs122Saint LuciaHigh12.7 yrs123KyrgyzstanHigh12.7 yrs124CongoMedium12.7 yrs125MalaysiaVery High12.7 yrs126RwandaMedium12.6 yrs127Equatorial GuineaMedium12.5 yrs128GabonHigh12.5 yrs129UzbekistanHigh12.5 yrs130SamoaHigh12.4 yrs131JamaicaHigh12.4 yrs132TuvaluMedium12.4 yrs133IraqMedium12.4 yrs134BangladeshMedium12.3 yrs135Korea (Democratic People's Rep. of)Other Countries or Territories12.2 yrs136AngolaMedium12.2 yrs137BelizeHigh12 yrs138BahamasVery High11.9 yrs139KiribatiMedium11.9 yrs140VanuatuMedium11.8 yrs141NamibiaMedium11.8 yrs142LebanonHigh11.7 yrs143UgandaMedium11.6 yrs144Micronesia (Federated States of)Medium11.5 yrs145Papua New GuineaMedium11.5 yrs146NicaraguaHigh11.5 yrs147MyanmarMedium11.5 yrs148KenyaMedium11.5 yrs149BotswanaHigh11.4 yrs150GhanaMedium11.4 yrs151Côte d'IvoireMedium11.4 yrs152Cabo VerdeMedium11.4 yrs153Solomon IslandsMedium11.3 yrs154CambodiaMedium11.2 yrs155El SalvadorMedium11.1 yrs156ZimbabweMedium11.1 yrs157ZambiaMedium11 yrs158LesothoMedium11 yrs159SurinameHigh11 yrs160Congo (Democratic Republic of the)Low10.9 yrs161HaitiMedium10.9 yrs162TajikistanMedium10.8 yrs163MozambiqueLow10.8 yrs164CameroonMedium10.8 yrs165AfghanistanLow10.8 yrs166GuatemalaMedium10.7 yrs167Guinea-BissauLow10.6 yrs168NigeriaMedium10.5 yrs169LiberiaLow10.5 yrs170BeninLow10.4 yrs171GuineaLow10.4 yrs172HondurasMedium10.2 yrs173MalawiLow9.9 yrs174BurundiLow9.8 yrs175Lao People's Democratic RepublicMedium9.6 yrs176EthiopiaLow9.2 yrs177SenegalLow9.1 yrs178Sierra LeoneLow9.1 yrs179MadagascarLow9.1 yrs180GambiaLow9 yrs181Burkina FasoLow8.7 yrs182SudanLow8.6 yrs183Tanzania (United Republic of)Medium8.6 yrs184ChadLow8.3 yrs185NigerLow8.3 yrs186MauritaniaMedium7.9 yrs187PakistanLow7.9 yrs188YemenLow7.5 yrs189SomaliaLow7.5 yrs190Central African RepublicLow7.4 yrs191Syrian Arab RepublicMedium7.4 yrs192EritreaLow7.3 yrs193MaliLow7 yrs194DjiboutiLow6.2 yrs195South SudanLow5.6 yrs