Expected years of schooling males vs females, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Expected years of schooling males vs females. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
194
Highest
11.98 % change on previous year
Andorra
Lowest
-3.39 % change on previous year
Belize
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
33
1991–2023
Data points
5,814
What the numbers show
Expected years of schooling males vs females, annual growth rate is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 11.98 % change on previous year in Andorra; the lowest is -3.39 % change on previous year in Belize.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is 0.1102 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 61 countries rose and 132 fell. The largest increase was in Côte d'Ivoire (up 817.8%), and the largest decrease in Hong Kong, China (down 849.8%).
Expected years of schooling males vs females, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 11.98 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 330.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 10.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 817.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Nepal | 5.39 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 762.2% | volatile |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 4.47 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 581.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Rwanda | 3.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 114.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Morocco | 2.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 7 | El Salvador | 1.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 139.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Oman | 1.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 137.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Malaysia | 1.38 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 109.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Azerbaijan | 1.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Jordan | 0.8026 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 219.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Algeria | 0.6301 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 63.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Nicaragua | 0.3391 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Djibouti | 0.3344 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 83.8% | falling |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 0.0621 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 103.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Cameroon | 0.0255 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Afghanistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Angola | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Argentina | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Australia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Austria | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Burundi | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Belgium | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Benin | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Bahamas | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Brazil | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Barbados | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Bhutan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Botswana | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Central African Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Canada | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Switzerland | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Chile | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | China | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Congo | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Colombia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Comoros | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Cape Verde | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Cyprus | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Czechia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Germany | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Dominica | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Denmark | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Ecuador | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Egypt | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Eritrea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Spain | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Estonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Finland | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Fiji | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | France | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Gabon | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Ghana | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Gambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 17 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 17 | Greece | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Grenada | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Guyana | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Honduras | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Croatia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Haiti | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Hungary | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Ireland | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Iraq | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Iceland | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Israel | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Italy | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Jamaica | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Japan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Kenya | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Kiribati | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Republic of Korea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Kuwait | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Lebanon | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Liberia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Libya | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Saint Lucia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Liechtenstein | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Sri Lanka | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Lesotho | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Lithuania | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Latvia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Monaco | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Republic of Moldova | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Madagascar | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Maldives | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Mexico | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Marshall Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 17 | North Macedonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Mali | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Malta | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Myanmar | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Mongolia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Mozambique | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Mauritania | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Mauritius | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Malawi | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Namibia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Niger | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Nigeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Netherlands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Norway | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Naoero | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | New Zealand | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Pakistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Panama | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Peru | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Philippines | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Papua New Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 17 | Poland | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Portugal | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Paraguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Qatar | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Romania | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Russian Federation | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Sudan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Singapore | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Solomon Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Sierra Leone | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | San Marino | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Serbia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | South Sudan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Suriname | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Slovakia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Slovenia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Sweden | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Eswatini | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Seychelles | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Chad | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Togo | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Thailand | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Tajikistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Turkmenistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 17 | Timor-Leste | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Tonga | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Tunisia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Türkiye | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Tuvalu | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Uganda | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Ukraine | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Uruguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | United States of America | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Uzbekistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 17 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Viet Nam | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 17 | Vanuatu | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Samoa | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Yemen | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | South Africa | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Zambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Georgia | -0.0018 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Montenegro | -0.2327 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 126.9% | volatile |
| 179 | India | -0.2981 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 85.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Senegal | -0.4698 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 391.1% | volatile |
| 181 | Cambodia | -0.484 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Armenia | -0.7395 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 149.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Guatemala | -0.9893 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 837.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Kyrgyzstan | -1.06 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 204.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Albania | -1.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 173.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -1.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 174.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Indonesia | -1.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 226.6% | volatile |
| 188 | Palestine, State of | -1.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 189 | Palau | -1.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 415.1% | volatile |
| 190 | Cuba | -2.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 49.8% | volatile |
| 191 | Bahrain | -2.38 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 153.6% | volatile |
| 192 | Hong Kong, China | -2.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 849.8% | volatile |
| 193 | Belarus | -2.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 110.1% | volatile |
| 194 | Belize | -3.39 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 493.7% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Expected years of schooling males vs females. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Expected years of schooling, males vs. females UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Expected years of schooling males vs females. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.