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Average years of schooling males vs females by country

Countries reporting
191
Highest
14.55
Germany
Lowest
1.84
Niger
Median
9.73
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
5,997

What the numbers show

Average years of schooling males vs females is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 14.55 in Germany; the lowest is 1.84 in Niger.

The median across all reporting countries is 9.73, and the mean is 9.51.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.

Over the past decade 170 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Bhutan (up 89.6%), and the largest decrease in Pakistan (down 27.6%).

Average years of schooling males vs females: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 14.55 2023 up 0.9% rising
2 Switzerland 14.29 2023 up 1.7% rising
3 Iceland 13.83 2023 up 4.8% rising
4 United States of America 13.82 2023 up 4.8% flat
5 Canada 13.79 2023 up 1.3% rising
6 Lithuania 13.49 2023 up 6.9% rising
7 Israel 13.48 2023 up 5.1% rising
8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.43 2023 up 3.9% rising
9 Montenegro 13.34 2023 up 9.0% rising
10 Republic of Korea 13.33 2023 up 5.0% rising
11 Estonia 13.33 2023 up 1.7% rising
12 Palau 13.26 2023 up 3.7% rising
13 United Arab Emirates 13.11 2023 up 32.1% rising
14 Czechia 13.1 2023 up 1.9% rising
15 Slovakia 13.1 2023 up 3.7% rising
16 Latvia 13.06 2023 up 4.9% rising
17 Japan 13.03 2023 up 0.8% rising
18 Poland 13 2023 up 2.0% rising
19 Norway 12.96 2023 up 2.6% rising
20 Netherlands 12.89 2023 up 3.8% rising
21 New Zealand 12.88 2023 down 3.9% rising
22 Slovenia 12.87 2023 up 3.0% rising
23 Denmark 12.82 2023 up 1.7% rising
24 Hong Kong, China 12.79 2023 up 4.0% rising
25 Australia 12.78 2023 up 6.5% rising
26 Finland 12.78 2023 up 2.8% rising
27 Bahamas 12.76 2023 up 6.6% rising
28 Belgium 12.67 2023 up 7.9% rising
29 Georgia 12.63 2023 up 0.0% rising
30 Liechtenstein 12.61 2023 up 3.3% rising
31 Austria 12.6 2023 up 3.3% rising
32 Malta 12.59 2023 up 10.6% rising
33 Cyprus 12.56 2023 up 3.6% rising
34 Sweden 12.55 2023 up 3.2% rising
35 Kazakhstan 12.53 2023 up 7.8% rising
36 Hungary 12.49 2023 up 2.9% rising
37 Luxembourg 12.39 2023 down 8.0% rising
38 Singapore 12.33 2023 up 5.8% rising
39 Croatia 12.33 2023 up 4.2% rising
40 Russian Federation 12.32 2023 down 0.1% rising
41 Belarus 12.29 2023 up 5.4% rising
42 Kyrgyzstan 12.17 2023 up 8.2% rising
43 Uzbekistan 12.08 2023 up 5.2% rising
44 Saudi Arabia 11.97 2023 up 18.8% rising
45 Serbia 11.95 2023 up 7.5% rising
46 France 11.92 2023 up 5.0% rising
47 Greece 11.91 2023 up 10.0% rising
48 Marshall Islands 11.83 2023 up 5.6% rising
49 Romania 11.82 2023 up 3.5% rising
50 Republic of Moldova 11.74 2023 up 0.7% rising
51 South Africa 11.72 2023 up 14.3% rising
52 Andorra 11.7 2023 up 9.7% rising
53 Oman 11.69 2023 up 31.6% rising
54 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.66 2023 up 20.0% rising
55 Tajikistan 11.62 2023 down 2.0% rising
56 Turkmenistan 11.55 2023 up 3.7% flat
57 Ireland 11.51 2023 up 5.1% rising
58 Seychelles 11.39 2023 up 2.7% rising
59 Chile 11.39 2023 up 12.1% rising
60 San Marino 11.38 2023 up 13.3% rising
61 Bulgaria 11.35 2023 up 3.5% rising
62 Armenia 11.33 2023 down 0.5% rising
63 Malaysia 11.21 2023 up 9.7% rising
64 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11.19 2023 up 7.6% rising
65 Azerbaijan 11.16 2023 up 2.2% flat
66 Antigua and Barbuda 11.08 2023 up 6.0% rising
67 Italy 10.97 2023 up 5.7% rising
68 Tuvalu 10.92 2023 up 8.0% rising
69 Samoa 10.89 2023 down 4.6% rising
70 Argentina 10.89 2023 up 1.3% rising
71 Jordan 10.87 2023 up 3.0% rising
72 Iran, Islamic Republic of 10.84 2023 up 6.8% rising
73 Sri Lanka 10.84 2023 up 2.4% rising
74 Tonga 10.83 2023 down 0.7% rising
75 Spain 10.82 2023 up 10.3% rising
76 North Macedonia 10.81 2023 down 0.4% rising
77 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 10.74 2023 up 19.6% rising
78 Ukraine 10.74 2023 down 2.0% rising
79 Peru 10.73 2023 up 11.0% rising
80 Trinidad and Tobago 10.64 2023 up 0.1% rising
81 Bahrain 10.63 2023 up 21.0% rising
82 Saint Kitts and Nevis 10.58 2023 up 4.3% rising
83 Panama 10.54 2023 up 11.5% rising
84 Cuba 10.53 2023 down 7.4% rising
85 Botswana 10.52 2023 up 8.6% rising
86 Albania 10.5 2023 up 2.4% rising
87 Fiji 10.31 2023 up 2.5% rising
88 Uruguay 10.25 2023 up 23.9% rising
89 Qatar 10.24 2023 up 6.8% rising
90 Dominica 10.23 2023 up 11.4% rising
91 Naoero 10.23 2023 up 16.4% rising
92 Mauritius 10.13 2023 up 8.1% rising
93 Palestine, State of 10.03 2023 up 8.3% rising
94 Nicaragua 9.96 2023 up 14.3% rising
95 Philippines 9.78 2023 up 8.9% rising
96 Egypt 9.73 2023 up 13.5% rising
97 Zimbabwe 9.72 2023 up 13.5% rising
98 Türkiye 9.72 2023 up 13.9% rising
99 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 9.67 2023 up 6.9% rising
100 Portugal 9.66 2023 up 12.0% rising
101 Jamaica 9.63 2023 up 16.3% rising
102 Grenada 9.55 2023 up 3.4% flat
103 Mexico 9.47 2023 up 10.1% rising
104 Viet Nam 9.47 2023 up 12.8% rising
105 Congo 9.45 2023 up 2.6% rising
106 Kenya 9.35 2023 up 31.1% rising
107 Brunei Darussalam 9.29 2023 up 2.9% rising
108 Thailand 9.23 2023 up 13.0% rising
109 Lebanon 9.13 2023 up 4.4% rising
110 Barbados 9.11 2023 up 0.4% rising
111 Ecuador 9.03 2023 up 7.4% rising
112 Indonesia 9.02 2023 up 10.1% rising
113 Dominican Republic 8.99 2023 up 23.3% rising
114 Kiribati 8.97 2023 up 2.5% rising
115 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8.96 2023 up 17.1% rising
116 Eswatini 8.94 2023 up 25.2% rising
117 Paraguay 8.94 2023 up 8.2% rising
118 Colombia 8.86 2023 up 14.8% rising
119 Gabon 8.86 2023 up 19.2% rising
120 Mongolia 8.85 2023 down 11.2% rising
121 Belize 8.77 2023 down 8.0% rising
122 Costa Rica 8.74 2023 up 2.0% rising
123 Nigeria 8.7 2023 up 11.3% rising
124 Guyana 8.62 2023 up 13.5% rising
125 Zambia 8.42 2023 up 9.5% rising
126 Saint Lucia 8.36 2023 up 3.5% rising
127 Ghana 8.33 2023 up 14.3% rising
128 China 8.27 2023 up 4.3% rising
129 Tunisia 8.23 2023 up 5.4% rising
130 Suriname 8.21 2023 up 0.6% flat
131 Brazil 8.18 2023 up 15.6% rising
132 Honduras 8.09 2023 up 39.9% rising
133 Iraq 8.04 2023 up 2.2% rising
134 India 7.96 2023 up 17.4% rising
135 Algeria 7.89 2023 up 20.2% rising
136 Uganda 7.86 2023 up 20.6% rising
137 Liberia 7.85 2023 up 16.2% rising
138 Micronesia, Federated States of 7.78 2023 down 4.0% falling
139 El Salvador 7.64 2023 up 11.9% rising
140 Cameroon 7.58 2023 up 9.5% rising
141 Vanuatu 7.5 2023 up 10.9% rising
142 Yemen 7.45 2023 up 31.8% volatile
143 Togo 7.38 2023 up 25.0% rising
144 Maldives 7.36 2023 up 27.2% rising
145 Bangladesh 7.35 2023 up 27.8% rising
146 Angola 7.26 2023 up 47.2% rising
147 Libya 7.18 2023 down 0.4% rising
148 Kuwait 7.14 2023 up 12.4% rising
149 Morocco 7.1 2023 up 18.8% rising
150 Namibia 7 2023 up 6.5% rising
151 Lao People's Democratic Republic 6.98 2023 up 6.3% rising
152 Lesotho 6.98 2023 up 22.5% rising
153 Comoros 6.93 2023 up 20.6% rising
154 Solomon Islands 6.84 2023 up 4.6% rising
155 Timor-Leste 6.79 2023 up 13.0% rising
156 Sao Tome and Principe 6.77 2023 up 9.4% rising
157 Tanzania, United Republic of 6.74 2023 up 9.6% rising
158 Myanmar 6.73 2023 up 47.4% rising
159 Syrian Arab Republic 6.71 2023 down 5.3% rising
160 Guatemala 6.47 2023 up 19.3% rising
161 Malawi 6.4 2023 up 3.9% rising
162 Bhutan 6.33 2023 up 89.6% rising
163 Cape Verde 6.33 2023 up 4.5% rising
164 Cambodia 6.2 2023 up 33.5% rising
165 South Sudan 6.19 2023 unchanged flat
166 Haiti 6.14 2023 up 4.1% rising
167 Mauritania 5.85 2023 up 21.7% rising
168 Nepal 5.8 2023 up 15.5% rising
169 Gambia 5.75 2023 up 23.7% rising
170 Eritrea 5.71 2023 up 4.5% falling
171 Mozambique 5.67 2023 up 63.5% rising
172 Papua New Guinea 5.66 2023 up 5.8% rising
173 Côte d'Ivoire 5.63 2023 up 10.9% rising
174 Central African Republic 5.44 2023 up 6.2% rising
175 Rwanda 5.32 2023 up 18.2% rising
176 Djibouti 5.09 2023 up 13.7% rising
177 Guinea-Bissau 5.06 2023 up 8.1% rising
178 Madagascar 4.94 2023 down 4.6% rising
179 Sierra Leone 4.82 2023 up 2.1% rising
180 Benin 4.59 2023 up 21.6% rising
181 Pakistan 4.57 2023 down 27.6% rising
182 Burundi 4.3 2023 up 65.5% rising
183 Sudan 4.29 2023 up 6.9% rising
184 Afghanistan 3.91 2023 up 19.0% rising
185 Senegal 3.82 2023 up 9.1% rising
186 Guinea 3.6 2023 up 29.5% rising
187 Chad 3.55 2023 up 19.3% rising
188 Ethiopia 3.17 2023 down 4.5% rising
189 Burkina Faso 3.1 2023 up 80.4% rising
190 Mali 2.16 2023 down 11.3% rising
191 Niger 1.84 2023 down 16.4% rising

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Indicator
Average years of schooling males vs females
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
191 places, 5,997 data points, 1990–2023
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