Mean years of schooling adults over 25, 1870–2017 Info Edit Download | Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Email World Map Line Chart Bar Chart Tree Map Rank List Calc Table Data Table Select Country/Region -- Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo (Brazzaville) Costa Rica Ivory Coast Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Congo (Kinshasa) Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Swaziland Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Burma (Myanmar) Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) Norway Oman Pakistan Palau West Bank and Gaza Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Reunion Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and Grenadines Samoa Saint Thomas and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Advanced Economies (IMF) Africa (IMF) ASEAN-5 (IMF) Asia & Pacific (IMF) Australia & New Zealand (IMF) Australia & New Zealand (UN) Caribbean (IMF) Caribbean (UN) Central America (IMF) Central America (UN) Central and Eastern Europe Central Asia (UN) Developed Countries (UN) Developing Countries (UN) East Asia (IMF) East Asia & Pacific (World Bank) Eastern Africa (UN) Eastern Asia (UN) Eastern Europe (IMF) Eastern Europe (UN) Emerging & Developing Asia (IMF) Emerging & Developing Economies (IMF) Emerging & Developing Europe (IMF) Euro Area (IMF) Europe (IMF) Europe & Central Asia (World Bank) European Union (IMF) High Income (World Bank) Latin America & Caribbean (IMF) Latin America & Caribbean (UN) Latin America & Caribbean (World Bank) Least Developed Countries (UN) Low Income (World Bank) Lower Middle Income (World Bank) Major Advanced Economies (IMF) Melanesia (UN) Micronesia (UN) Middle Africa (UN) Middle East & North Africa (World Bank) Middle East and Central Asia (IMF) North Africa (IMF) North America (IMF) North America (World Bank) Northern Africa (UN) Northern America (UN) Northern Europe (UN) Other Advanced Economies (IMF) Pacific Islands (IMF) Polynesia (UN) South America (IMF) South America (UN) South Asia (IMF) South Asia (World Bank) South-Eastern Asia (UN) Southeast Asia (IMF) Southern Africa (UN) Southern Asia (UN) Southern Europe (UN) Sub-Saharan Africa (IMF) Sub-Saharan Africa (UN) Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank) Sub-Saharan Africa – analytical (IMF) Upper Middle Income (World Bank) Western Africa (UN) Western Asia (UN) Western Europe (IMF) Western Europe (UN) Western Hemisphere (IMF) World Select Country/Region -- Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo (Brazzaville) Costa Rica Ivory Coast Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Congo (Kinshasa) Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Swaziland Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Burma (Myanmar) Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) Norway Oman Pakistan Palau West Bank and Gaza Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Reunion Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and Grenadines Samoa Saint Thomas and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Advanced Economies (IMF) Africa (IMF) ASEAN-5 (IMF) Asia & Pacific (IMF) Australia & New Zealand (IMF) Australia & New Zealand (UN) Caribbean (IMF) Caribbean (UN) Central America (IMF) Central America (UN) Central and Eastern Europe Central Asia (UN) Developed Countries (UN) Developing Countries (UN) East Asia (IMF) East Asia & Pacific (World Bank) Eastern Africa (UN) Eastern Asia (UN) Eastern Europe (IMF) Eastern Europe (UN) Emerging & Developing Asia (IMF) Emerging & Developing Economies (IMF) Emerging & Developing Europe (IMF) Euro Area (IMF) Europe (IMF) Europe & Central Asia (World Bank) European Union (IMF) High Income (World Bank) Latin America & Caribbean (IMF) Latin America & Caribbean (UN) Latin America & Caribbean (World Bank) Least Developed Countries (UN) Low Income (World Bank) Lower Middle Income (World Bank) Major Advanced Economies (IMF) Melanesia (UN) Micronesia (UN) Middle Africa (UN) Middle East & North Africa (World Bank) Middle East and Central Asia (IMF) North Africa (IMF) North America (IMF) North America (World Bank) Northern Africa (UN) Northern America (UN) Northern Europe (UN) Other Advanced Economies (IMF) Pacific Islands (IMF) Polynesia (UN) South America (IMF) South America (UN) South Asia (IMF) South Asia (World Bank) South-Eastern Asia (UN) Southeast Asia (IMF) Southern Africa (UN) Southern Asia (UN) Southern Europe (UN) Sub-Saharan Africa (IMF) Sub-Saharan Africa (UN) Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank) Sub-Saharan Africa – analytical (IMF) Upper Middle Income (World Bank) Western Africa (UN) Western Asia (UN) Western Europe (IMF) Western Europe (UN) Western Hemisphere (IMF) World Select a starting year 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Select an ending year 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Related Years of Schooling Datasets Adult education, mean years of schooling, 1999–2016 Children aged 7 and under, expected years of schooling, 1980–2013 Education index, expected and mean years of schooling, 1980–2013 Female expected years of schooling, years, 2009–2017 Male expected years of schooling, years, 2009–2017 Mean length of schooling for women aged 25 and above, years, 1990–2019 Mean years of schooling, number, 1870–2017 Mean years of schooling, gender ratio, 1870–2010 Mean years of total schooling across all education levels. Source: Barro-Lee Educational Attainment Dataset