Mean years of schooling long run in Taiwan
Taiwan: Mean years of schooling long run was 12.76 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Mean years of schooling long run in Taiwan, 1870–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean years of schooling long run in Taiwan is 12.76, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean years of schooling long run in Taiwan peaked at 12.76 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1870.
Taiwan ranks 13th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mean years of schooling long run in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0 | — |
| 1875 | 0 | — |
| 1880 | 0 | — |
| 1885 | 0 | — |
| 1890 | 0.01 | — |
| 1895 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 1905 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 1910 | 0.07 | +133.3% |
| 1915 | 0.1 | +42.9% |
| 1920 | 0.53 | +430.0% |
| 1925 | 0.88 | +66.0% |
| 1930 | 1.34 | +52.3% |
| 1935 | 1.76 | +31.3% |
| 1940 | 2.12 | +20.5% |
| 1945 | 2.5 | +17.9% |
| 1950 | 3.16 | +26.4% |
| 1955 | 3.47 | +9.8% |
| 1960 | 3.76 | +8.4% |
| 1965 | 4.18 | +11.2% |
| 1970 | 5.1 | +22.0% |
| 1975 | 6.07 | +19.0% |
| 1980 | 7.1 | +17.0% |
| 1985 | 7.89 | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 8.68 | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 9.55 | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 10.38 | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 11.35 | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 11.96 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 12.37 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 12.76 | +3.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mean years of schooling long run in Taiwan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | +430.0% | 0.1 | 0.53 |
| 1910 | +133.3% | 0.03 | 0.07 |
| 1900 | +100.0% | 0.01 | 0.02 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1890s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1900s | 0.025 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.085 | 0.07 | 0.1 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.705 | 0.53 | 0.88 | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.55 | 1.34 | 1.76 | 2 |
| 1940s | 2.31 | 2.12 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 1950s | 3.32 | 3.16 | 3.47 | 2 |
| 1960s | 3.97 | 3.76 | 4.18 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.58 | 5.1 | 6.07 | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.49 | 7.1 | 7.89 | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.12 | 8.68 | 9.55 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.87 | 10.38 | 11.35 | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.16 | 11.96 | 12.37 | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.76 | 12.76 | 12.76 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More education data for Taiwan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.02 (1980)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98 (1980)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 0.863 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share of women between 25 and 29 years old with no 0.87 (2023)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility 0.87 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries 98 (1980)
- Gender gap education levels 97.02 (1980)
- Productivity vs educational attainment 60.85 (2023)
- Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.1044 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean years of schooling long run in Taiwan?
- Mean years of schooling long run in Taiwan was 12.76 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mean years of schooling long run recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.76 in 2020.
- What is the lowest mean years of schooling long run recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1870.
- How does Taiwan rank for mean years of schooling long run?
- Taiwan ranks 13th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mean years of schooling long run rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mean years of schooling long run. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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