Ireland vs Spain

Ireland vs Spain: Learning-adjusted schooling

Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 11.6 years in Ireland and 10.5 years in Spain, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Ireland, by 1.1 years, or 1.1 times that in Spain.

years · World Bank · log scale

Ireland vs Spain: Learning-adjusted schoolingLearning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 11.6 years in Ireland and 10.5 years in Spain, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Ireland, by 1.1 years, or 1.1 times that in Spain.
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Latest figures

years · World Bank

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2020
Ireland11.6 202011.38 of 174
Spain10.5 202010.335 of 174

What the numbers say

  • Ireland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
  • In 2020, Ireland ranked 8 and Spain ranked 35 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

years · World Bank

YearIrelandSpain
202011.610.5
20181210.7
201711.810.8
201011.310.3

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
  • Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time