Indicators / Mean years of schooling
Mean years of schooling
Average number of years of education actually completed by adults aged 25 and older.
19 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked highest to lowest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.
1Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHigh11.3 yrs2CubaHigh10.6 yrs3PeruHigh10.2 yrs4DominicaHigh10.1 yrs5Bolivia (Plurinational State of)High10 yrs6JamaicaHigh10 yrs7NicaraguaHigh9.9 yrs8Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)High9.7 yrs9GrenadaHigh9.4 yrs10Dominican RepublicHigh9.4 yrs11MexicoHigh9.3 yrs12ColombiaHigh9 yrs13EcuadorHigh9 yrs14ParaguayHigh8.9 yrs15BelizeHigh8.8 yrs16GuyanaHigh8.7 yrs17Saint LuciaHigh8.6 yrs18SurinameHigh8.4 yrs19BrazilHigh8.4 yrs