Mean Years of Schooling 1993
Mean Years of Schooling indicates the average number of years of education received by people aged 25 and older.
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Rank | Actions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1 |  United States | 13.122 years | |
2 |  Norway | 11.821 years | |
3 |  Japan | 11.774 years | |
4 |  Denmark | 11.54 years | |
5 |  Australia | 11.292 years | |
6 |  Netherlands | 11.29 years | |
7 |  Canada | 11.268 years | |
8 |  Germany | 10.995 years | |
9 |  New Zealand | 10.934 years | |
10 |  Iceland | 10.858 years | |
11 |  Liechtenstein | 10.513 years | |
12 |  Switzerland | 10.503 years | |
13 |  Austria | 10.471 years | |
14 |  Estonia | 10.393 years | |
15 |  Samoa | 10.338 years | |
16 |  Bahamas | 10.319 years | |
17 |  Poland | 10.231 years | |
18 |  Russia | 10.219 years | |
19 |  Sweden | 10.21 years | |
20 |  Latvia | 10.124 years | |
21 |  Israel | 10.099 years | |
22 |  Armenia | 9.993 years | |
23 |  United Kingdom | 9.904 years | |
24 |  Tajikistan | 9.88 years | |
25 |  Finland | 9.852 years | |
26 |  Ukraine | 9.827 years | |
27 |  Belgium | 9.826 years | |
28 |  South Korea | 9.708 years | |
29 |  Hungary | 9.687 years | |
30 |  Lithuania | 9.68 years | |
31 |  Tonga | 9.674 years | |
32 |  Czech Republic | 9.667 years | |
33 |  Ireland | 9.55 years | |
34 |  Kyrgyzstan | 9.519 years | |
35 |  Republic of Moldova | 9.512 years | |
36 |  Luxembourg | 9.338 years | |
37 |  Cuba | 9.236 years | |
38 |  China, Hong Kong SAR | 9.218 years | |
39 |  Sri Lanka | 9.09 years | |
40 |  Romania | 8.789 years | |
41 |  Cyprus | 8.773 years | |
42 |  Barbados | 8.76 years | |
43 |  Chile | 8.623 years | |
44 |  Mongolia | 8.568 years | |
45 |  San Marino | 8.381 years | |
46 |  Argentina | 8.326 years | |
47 |  Singapore | 8.224 years | |
48 |  Greece | 8.199 years | |
49 |  Kazakhstan | 8.183 years | |
50 |  Slovenia | 8.175 years | |
51 |  France | 8.126 years | |
52 |  Peru | 7.95 years | |
53 |  Brunei Darussalam | 7.84 years | |
54 |  Italy | 7.83 years | |
55 |  Slovakia | 7.78 years | |
56 |  South Africa | 7.771 years | |
57 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 7.758 years | |
58 |  Bulgaria | 7.667 years | |
59 |  Panama | 7.551 years | |
60 |  Tuvalu | 7.475 years | |
61 |  Croatia | 7.474 years | |
62 |  Albania | 7.346 years | |
63 |  Philippines | 7.297 years | |
64 |  Fiji | 7.271 years | |
65 |  Uruguay | 7.269 years | |
66 |  Costa Rica | 7.082 years | |
67 |  Jamaica | 6.937 years | |
68 |  Ecuador | 6.921 years | |
69 |  Saint Lucia | 6.831 years | |
70 |  Qatar | 6.813 years | |
71 |  Malta | 6.792 years | |
72 |  Malaysia | 6.729 years | |
73 |  Serbia | 6.708 years | |
74 |  United Arab Emirates | 6.654 years | |
75 |  Iran | 6.587 years | |
76 |  Colombia | 6.5 years | |
77 |  Spain | 6.465 years | |
78 |  Congo | 6.398 years | |
79 |  Bolivia | 6.321 years | |
80 |  Botswana | 6.234 years | |
81 |  Eswatini | 6.195 years | |
82 |  Mexico | 6.163 years | |
83 |  Venezuela | 6.085 years | |
84 |  Paraguay | 6.055 years | |
85 |  Mauritius | 5.992 years | |
86 |  Bahrain | 5.98 years | |
87 |  Belize | 5.964 years | |
88 |  Nicaragua | 5.896 years | |
89 |  Saudi Arabia | 5.876 years | |
90 |  Jordan | 5.84 years | |
91 |  Egypt | 5.792 years | |
92 |  Portugal | 5.789 years | |
93 |  Kuwait | 5.75 years | |
94 |  Namibia | 5.728 years | |
95 |  Dominican Republic | 5.66 years | |
96 |  Guyana | 5.482 years | |
97 |  Zimbabwe | 5.473 years | |
98 |  North Macedonia | 5.153 years | |
99 |  Iraq | 5.079 years | |
100 |  Thailand | 4.864 years | |
101 |  Gabon | 4.86 years | |
102 |  Zambia | 4.753 years | |
103 |  China | 4.734 years | |
104 |  Turkey | 4.622 years | |
105 |  Ghana | 4.567 years | |
106 |  Vietnam | 4.511 years | |
107 |  Algeria | 4.466 years | |
108 |  Lesotho | 4.361 years | |
109 |  Kenya | 4.346 years | |
110 |  Libya | 4.338 years | |
111 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 4.253 years | |
112 |  Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 4.144 years | |
113 |  Brazil | 4.123 years | |
114 |  Honduras | 4.103 years | |
115 |  El Salvador | 4.096 years | |
116 |  Syrian Arab Republic | 4.074 years | |
117 |  Indonesia | 4.039 years | |
118 |  Tunisia | 3.888 years | |
119 |  Laos | 3.679 years | |
120 |  Bangladesh | 3.611 years | |
121 |  Tanzania | 3.604 years | |
122 |  Guatemala | 3.421 years | |
123 |  Uganda | 3.405 years | |
124 |  Nigeria | 3.281 years | |
125 |  India | 3.091 years | |
126 |  Haiti | 2.985 years | |
127 |  Cambodia | 2.981 years | |
128 |  Liberia | 2.955 years | |
129 |  Papua New Guinea | 2.766 years | |
130 |  Nepal | 2.629 years | |
131 |  Pakistan | 2.615 years | |
132 |  Togo | 2.568 years | |
133 |  Mauritania | 2.498 years | |
134 |  Morocco | 2.44 years | |
135 |  Malawi | 2.424 years | |
136 |  Cameroon | 2.389 years | |
137 |  Myanmar | 2.374 years | |
138 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 2.238 years | |
139 |  Sierra Leone | 2.18 years | |
140 |  Central African Republic | 2.069 years | |
141 |  Rwanda | 2.041 years | |
142 |  Senegal | 1.921 years | |
143 |  Sudan | 1.782 years | |
144 |  Gambia | 1.773 years | |
145 |  Benin | 1.695 years | |
146 |  Burundi | 1.622 years | |
147 |  Mozambique | 1.565 years | |
148 |  Guinea | 1.351 years | |
149 |  Afghanistan | 1.002 years | |
150 |  Mali | 0.957 years | |
151 |  Niger | 0.848 years | |
152 |  Yemen | 0.564 years |
- #1United States
- #2Norway
- #3Japan
- #4Denmark
- #5Australia
- #6Netherlands
- #7Canada
- #8Germany
- #9New Zealand
- #10Iceland
Analysis: These countries represent the highest values in this dataset, showcasing significant scale and impact on global statistics.
- #152Yemen
- #151Niger
- #150Mali
- #149Afghanistan
- #148Guinea
- #147Mozambique
- #146Burundi
- #145Benin
- #144Gambia
- #143Sudan
Context: These countries or territories have the lowest values, often due to geographic size, administrative status, or specific characteristics.
Data Source
Average years of schooling among adults | UNDP, Human Development Report via Our World in Data
Data produced by UNDP, Human Development Report, compiled and published by Our World in Data as "Average years of schooling among adults".
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Geo Factbook. (n.d.). Mean Years of Schooling by Country, 1993. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from https://geofactbook.com/fact/mean-years-of-schooling/1993
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