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Mean years of schooling (ages 25+) by country

years · 145 countries ranked · 2020

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Rank 1 = best (higher is better for this indicator).25 of 145
  1. 1IrelandWorld rank 1st of 145
  2. 2South KoreaWorld rank 2nd of 145
  3. 3IcelandWorld rank 3rd of 145
  4. 4United StatesWorld rank 4th of 145
  5. 5SlovakiaWorld rank 5th of 145
  6. 6GermanyWorld rank 6th of 145
  7. 7SingaporeWorld rank 7th of 145
  8. 8SwitzerlandWorld rank 8th of 145
  9. 9AustraliaWorld rank 9th of 145
  10. 10CanadaWorld rank 9th of 145
  11. 11CzechiaWorld rank 9th of 145
  12. 12United KingdomWorld rank 12th of 145
  13. 13Hong KongWorld rank 13th of 145
  14. 14JapanWorld rank 13th of 145
  15. 15TaiwanWorld rank 15th of 145
  16. 16LithuaniaWorld rank 16th of 145
  17. 17CyprusWorld rank 17th of 145
  18. 18EstoniaWorld rank 18th of 145
  19. 19MaltaWorld rank 19th of 145
  20. 20NorwayWorld rank 20th of 145
  21. 21SloveniaWorld rank 21st of 145
  22. 22IsraelWorld rank 22nd of 145
  23. 23CroatiaWorld rank 23rd of 145
  24. 24PolandWorld rank 24th of 145
  25. 25HungaryWorld rank 25th of 145

On the map

Mean years of schooling (ages 25+), 2020. Quantile classes; hatched = no data.

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Rank over time

Position in the world ranking by year, up to 5 countries. Rank 1 is at the top.

IrelandSouth KoreaIceland
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Rank by year for Ireland, South Korea, Iceland, 2000–2024.