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Indicators / Mean years of schooling

Mean years of schooling

Average number of years of education actually completed by adults aged 25 and older.

43 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked highest to lowest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.

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1TajikistanMedium11.3 yrs 2TuvaluMedium10.8 yrs 3Palestine, State ofMedium10.1 yrs 4KiribatiMedium9.1 yrs 5ZimbabweMedium8.9 yrs 6Eswatini (Kingdom of)Medium8.7 yrs 7KenyaMedium8.6 yrs 8CongoMedium8.3 yrs 9Equatorial GuineaMedium8.3 yrs 10LesothoMedium7.7 yrs 11NigeriaMedium7.6 yrs 12HondurasMedium7.5 yrs 13ZambiaMedium7.4 yrs 14Micronesia (Federated States of)Medium7.3 yrs 15El SalvadorMedium7.3 yrs 16NamibiaMedium7.3 yrs 17VanuatuMedium7.2 yrs 18GhanaMedium7.1 yrs 19IndiaMedium6.9 yrs 20BangladeshMedium6.8 yrs 21IraqMedium6.8 yrs 22CameroonMedium6.6 yrs 23MyanmarMedium6.4 yrs 24UgandaMedium6.3 yrs 25Timor-LesteMedium6.2 yrs 26Cabo VerdeMedium6.1 yrs 27Tanzania (United Republic of)Medium6.1 yrs 28Lao People's Democratic RepublicMedium6.1 yrs 29ComorosMedium6 yrs 30Sao Tome and PrincipeMedium6 yrs 31AngolaMedium6 yrs 32Syrian Arab RepublicMedium5.9 yrs 33Solomon IslandsMedium5.9 yrs 34TogoMedium5.9 yrs 35GuatemalaMedium5.8 yrs 36BhutanMedium5.8 yrs 37HaitiMedium5.4 yrs 38CambodiaMedium5.2 yrs 39Papua New GuineaMedium5 yrs 40RwandaMedium4.9 yrs 41Côte d'IvoireMedium4.9 yrs 42MauritaniaMedium4.9 yrs 43NepalMedium4.5 yrs