Years of schooling, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Years of schooling. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
191
Highest
4.72 % change on previous year
India
Lowest
-0.679 % change on previous year
Jordan
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
33
1991–2023
Data points
5,887
What the numbers show
Years of schooling, annual growth rate is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 4.72 % change on previous year in India; the lowest is -0.679 % change on previous year in Jordan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is 0.0504 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 161 fell. The largest increase was in Azerbaijan (up 360.1%), and the largest decrease in Jordan (down 143.9%).
Years of schooling, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 4.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 161.0% | falling |
| 2 | Yemen | 4.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | 0.9806 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 360.1% | volatile |
| 4 | El Salvador | 0.6897 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Afghanistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Angola | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Albania | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Andorra | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Argentina | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Armenia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Australia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Austria | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Burundi | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Belgium | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Benin | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Bahamas | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Belarus | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | Belize | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Brazil | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | Barbados | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Bhutan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Botswana | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Canada | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Switzerland | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Chile | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | China | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Cameroon | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Congo | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Colombia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Comoros | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | Cape Verde | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Cuba | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Cyprus | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Czechia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Germany | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Djibouti | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | Dominica | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | Denmark | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Algeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Ecuador | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Egypt | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Eritrea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Spain | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Estonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Finland | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Fiji | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | France | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Gabon | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Georgia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Ghana | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Gambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | Greece | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Grenada | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | Guatemala | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Guyana | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | Hong Kong, China | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Honduras | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Croatia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Haiti | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Hungary | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Indonesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Ireland | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Iraq | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | Iceland | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | Israel | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Italy | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | Jamaica | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 5 | Japan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Kenya | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | Cambodia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Kiribati | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Republic of Korea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Kuwait | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | Lebanon | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Liberia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Libya | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Saint Lucia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Liechtenstein | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Lesotho | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Lithuania | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Latvia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Morocco | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | Republic of Moldova | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Madagascar | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Maldives | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Mexico | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Marshall Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | North Macedonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Mali | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Malta | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Myanmar | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Montenegro | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | Mongolia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Mozambique | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Mauritania | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | Mauritius | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Malawi | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Malaysia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Namibia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Niger | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Nigeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Nicaragua | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | Netherlands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Norway | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Nepal | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Naoero | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | New Zealand | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Oman | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Pakistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Panama | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 5 | Peru | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Philippines | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Palau | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | Papua New Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Poland | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Portugal | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Paraguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Palestine, State of | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Qatar | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Romania | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Rwanda | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | flat |
| 5 | Sudan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Senegal | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Singapore | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Solomon Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | San Marino | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | Serbia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | Suriname | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | Slovakia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Slovenia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Sweden | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Eswatini | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Seychelles | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Chad | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | Togo | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Thailand | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Tajikistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Turkmenistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Timor-Leste | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Tonga | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Tunisia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Türkiye | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Tuvalu | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | Uganda | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Ukraine | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Uruguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | United States of America | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | Vanuatu | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | Samoa | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | South Africa | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Zambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 5 | Zimbabwe | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 191 | Bahrain | -0.1794 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 107.1% | volatile |
| 192 | Jordan | -0.679 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 143.9% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Years of schooling. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Years of schooling Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Years of schooling. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.