How long do people go to school?
Years of schooling, 193 countries & territories. Average number of years of education received by people aged 25 and older (UNDP Human Development Report).
lowest≥ 5.3 years≥ 7.3 years≥ 9 years≥ 10.4 years≥ 11.5 years≥ 12.7 years no data
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report – with minor… via Our World in Data· 2023
Dots sit on a scale from the lowest (1.4 years) to the highest value (14.3 years).
The ranking
- 1
Germany 14.3 years 2023 - 2
Switzerland 13.9 years 2023 - 3
United States 13.9 years 2023 - 4
Iceland 13.9 years 2023 - 5
Canada 13.9 years 2023 - 6
Lithuania 13.6 years 2023 - 7
Estonia 13.6 years 2023 - 8
Israel 13.5 years 2023 - 9
United Kingdom 13.5 years 2023 - 10
Latvia 13.4 years 2023 - 11
Palau 13.3 years 2023 - 12
Poland 13.2 years 2023 - 13
Norway 13.1 years 2023 - 14
Slovakia 13.1 years 2023 - 15
Denmark 13 years 2023 - 16
United Arab Emirates 13 years 2023 - 17
Finland 13 years 2023 - 18
Czechia 13 years 2023 - 19
Slovenia 13 years 2023 - 20
New Zealand 12.9 years 2023 - 21
Australia 12.9 years 2023 - 22
Bahamas 12.8 years 2023 - 23
Montenegro 12.8 years 2023 - 24
Sweden 12.7 years 2023 - 25
South Korea 12.7 years 2023 - 26
Georgia 12.7 years 2023 - 27
Belgium 12.7 years 2023 - 28
Japan 12.7 years 2023 - 29
Netherlands 12.7 years 2023 - 30
Luxembourg 12.6 years 2023 - 31
Cyprus 12.6 years 2023 - 32
Kazakhstan 12.5 years 2023 - 33
Malta 12.4 years 2023 - 34
Liechtenstein 12.4 years 2023 - 35
Russia 12.4 years 2023 - 36
Austria 12.4 years 2023 - 37
Hong Kong (China) 12.4 years 2023 - 38
Belarus 12.3 years 2023 - 39
Hungary 12.3 years 2023 - 40
Croatia 12.1 years 2023 - 41
Kyrgyzstan 12.1 years 2023 - 42
Singapore 12 years 2023 - 43
Uzbekistan 11.9 years 2023 - 44
Oman 11.9 years 2023 - 45
Moldova 11.8 years 2023 - 46
France 11.8 years 2023 - 47
Ireland 11.7 years 2023 - 48
Antigua and Barbuda 11.6 years 2023 - 49
Serbia 11.6 years 2023 - 50
Marshall Islands 11.6 years 2023