Expected years in school by country

Years of school a child starting now can expect. The map opens on 2023, with figures for 195 countries.

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Highest in 2023

  1. Monaco 21.7
  2. Greece 20.8
  3. Australia 20.7
  4. Turkey 19.8
  5. Finland 19.5

Lowest in 2023

  1. S. Sudan 5.6
  2. Djibouti 6.2
  3. Mali 7.0
  4. Eritrea 7.3
  5. Syria 7.4

About the data

Number of years a child of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.

Unit
years
Years
1990–2023
Data as of
2026-09-28
Source
Our World in Data
License
CC BY 4.0
Credit
Our World in Data; UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. CC BY 4.0

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