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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. 1 Germany 14.3 years 2023
  2. 2 Switzerland 13.9 years 2023
  3. 3 United States 13.9 years 2023
  4. 4 Iceland 13.9 years 2023
  5. 5 Canada 13.9 years 2023
  6. 6 Lithuania 13.6 years 2023
  7. 7 Estonia 13.6 years 2023
  8. 8 Israel 13.5 years 2023
  9. 9 United Kingdom 13.5 years 2023
  10. 10 Latvia 13.4 years 2023
  11. 11 Palau 13.3 years 2023
  12. 12 Poland 13.2 years 2023
  13. 13 Norway 13.1 years 2023
  14. 14 Slovakia 13.1 years 2023
  15. 15 Denmark 13 years 2023
  16. 16 United Arab Emirates 13 years 2023
  17. 17 Finland 13 years 2023
  18. 18 Czechia 13 years 2023
  19. 19 Slovenia 13 years 2023
  20. 20 New Zealand 12.9 years 2023
  21. 21 Australia 12.9 years 2023
  22. 22 Bahamas 12.8 years 2023
  23. 23 Montenegro 12.8 years 2023
  24. 24 Sweden 12.7 years 2023
  25. 25 South Korea 12.7 years 2023
  26. 26 Georgia 12.7 years 2023
  27. 27 Belgium 12.7 years 2023
  28. 28 Japan 12.7 years 2023
  29. 29 Netherlands 12.7 years 2023
  30. 30 Luxembourg 12.6 years 2023
  31. 31 Cyprus 12.6 years 2023
  32. 32 Kazakhstan 12.5 years 2023
  33. 33 Malta 12.4 years 2023
  34. 34 Liechtenstein 12.4 years 2023
  35. 35 Russia 12.4 years 2023
  36. 36 Austria 12.4 years 2023
  37. 37 Hong Kong (China) 12.4 years 2023
  38. 38 Belarus 12.3 years 2023
  39. 39 Hungary 12.3 years 2023
  40. 40 Croatia 12.1 years 2023
  41. 41 Kyrgyzstan 12.1 years 2023
  42. 42 Singapore 12 years 2023
  43. 43 Uzbekistan 11.9 years 2023
  44. 44 Oman 11.9 years 2023
  45. 45 Moldova 11.8 years 2023
  46. 46 France 11.8 years 2023
  47. 47 Ireland 11.7 years 2023
  48. 48 Antigua and Barbuda 11.6 years 2023
  49. 49 Serbia 11.6 years 2023
  50. 50 Marshall Islands 11.6 years 2023

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