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Learning-adjusted schooling around the world
Learning-adjusted schooling, 2020: highest in Singapore, at 12.8 years, and lowest in Liberia, at 2.2 years, of 174 countries with a value.
years · World Bank
Every country, by its latest figure
years · World Bank
| # | Country | Latest | Latest | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 12.8 | 2020 | |
| 2 | Hong Kong SAR China | 11.9 | 2020 | |
| 3 | Finland | 11.7 | 2020 | |
| 4 | Japan | 11.7 | 2020 | |
| 5 | Estonia | 11.7 | 2020 | |
| 6 | Canada | 11.7 | 2020 | |
| 7 | South Korea | 11.7 | 2020 | |
| 8 | Ireland | 11.6 | 2020 | |
| 9 | Sweden | 11.6 | 2020 | |
| 10 | Macao SAR China | 11.6 | 2020 | |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 11.5 | 2020 | |
| 12 | Netherlands | 11.5 | 2020 | |
| 13 | New Zealand | 11.4 | 2020 | |
| 14 | Poland | 11.4 | 2020 | |
| 15 | Slovenia | 11.4 | 2020 | |
| 16 | Portugal | 11.3 | 2020 | |
| 17 | France | 11.3 | 2020 | |
| 18 | Norway | 11.2 | 2020 | |
| 19 | Australia | 11.2 | 2020 | |
| 20 | Belgium | 11.2 | 2020 | |
| 21 | Czechia | 11.1 | 2020 | |
| 22 | Denmark | 11.1 | 2020 | |
| 23 | Germany | 11 | 2020 | |
| 24 | Latvia | 11 | 2020 | |
| 25 | Lithuania | 11 | 2020 | |
| 26 | Switzerland | 10.9 | 2020 | |
| 27 | Cyprus | 10.9 | 2020 | |
| 28 | Austria | 10.9 | 2020 | |
| 29 | Russia | 10.9 | 2020 | |
| 30 | Belarus | 10.8 | 2020 | |
| 31 | Iceland | 10.7 | 2020 | |
| 32 | Vietnam | 10.7 | 2020 | |
| 33 | Israel | 10.6 | 2020 | |
| 34 | United States | 10.6 | 2020 | |
| 35 | Spain | 10.5 | 2020 | |
| 36 | Italy | 10.5 | 2020 | |
| 37 | Croatia | 10.5 | 2020 | |
| 38 | Hungary | 10.3 | 2020 | |
| 39 | Malta | 10.2 | 2020 | |
| 40 | Greece | 10 | 2020 | |
| 41 | Ukraine | 9.9 | 2020 | |
| 42 | Slovakia | 9.8 | 2020 | |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 9.8 | 2020 | |
| 44 | Serbia | 9.8 | 2020 | |
| 45 | Seychelles | 9.7 | 2020 | |
| 46 | United Arab Emirates | 9.6 | 2020 | |
| 47 | Chile | 9.4 | 2020 | |
| 48 | Mauritius | 9.4 | 2020 | |
| 49 | Bahrain | 9.3 | 2020 | |
| 50 | China | 9.3 | 2020 | |
| 51 | Türkiye | 9.2 | 2020 | |
| 52 | Brunei | 9.2 | 2020 | |
| 53 | Mongolia | 9.2 | 2020 | |
| 54 | Uzbekistan | 9.1 | 2020 | |
| 55 | Kazakhstan | 9.1 | 2020 | |
| 56 | Trinidad & Tobago | 9.1 | 2020 | |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 9 | 2020 | |
| 58 | Albania | 9 | 2020 | |
| 59 | Montenegro | 8.9 | 2020 | |
| 60 | Malaysia | 8.9 | 2020 | |
| 61 | Mexico | 8.8 | 2020 | |
| 62 | Qatar | 8.8 | 2020 | |
| 63 | Ecuador | 8.7 | 2020 | |
| 64 | Palau | 8.7 | 2020 | |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 8.7 | 2020 | |
| 66 | Thailand | 8.7 | 2020 | |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.7 | 2020 | |
| 68 | Oman | 8.6 | 2020 | |
| 69 | Peru | 8.6 | 2020 | |
| 70 | Colombia | 8.6 | 2020 | |
| 71 | Uruguay | 8.6 | 2020 | |
| 72 | St. Lucia | 8.5 | 2020 | |
| 73 | St. Kitts & Nevis | 8.5 | 2020 | |
| 74 | Kenya | 8.5 | 2020 | |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 8.5 | 2020 | |
| 76 | Antigua & Barbuda | 8.4 | 2020 | |
| 77 | Argentina | 8.4 | 2020 | |
| 78 | Romania | 8.4 | 2020 | |
| 79 | Moldova | 8.3 | 2020 | |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 8.3 | 2020 | |
| 81 | Georgia | 8.3 | 2020 | |
| 82 | Grenada | 8.3 | 2020 | |
| 83 | Iran | 8.2 | 2020 | |
| 84 | Palestinian Territories | 8 | 2020 | |
| 85 | Dominica | 8 | 2020 | |
| 86 | Armenia | 8 | 2020 | |
| 87 | Saudi Arabia | 7.9 | 2020 | |
| 88 | Brazil | 7.9 | 2020 | |
| 89 | Kosovo | 7.9 | 2020 | |
| 90 | Indonesia | 7.8 | 2020 | |
| 91 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 7.8 | 2020 | |
| 92 | St. Vincent & Grenadines | 7.7 | 2020 | |
| 93 | Jordan | 7.7 | 2020 | |
| 94 | El Salvador | 7.6 | 2020 | |
| 95 | Philippines | 7.5 | 2020 | |
| 96 | Kuwait | 7.4 | 2020 | |
| 97 | Kiribati | 7.4 | 2020 | |
| 98 | North Macedonia | 7.3 | 2020 | |
| 99 | Samoa | 7.2 | 2020 | |
| 100 | Nepal | 7.2 | 2020 | |
| 101 | Micronesia | 7.2 | 2020 | |
| 102 | Tonga | 7.1 | 2020 | |
| 103 | India | 7.1 | 2020 | |
| 104 | Algeria | 7.1 | 2020 | |
| 105 | Jamaica | 7.1 | 2020 | |
| 106 | Zimbabwe | 7 | 2020 | |
| 107 | Paraguay | 7 | 2020 | |
| 108 | Fiji | 7 | 2020 | |
| 109 | Cambodia | 6.8 | 2020 | |
| 110 | Myanmar (Burma) | 6.8 | 2020 | |
| 111 | Tajikistan | 6.8 | 2020 | |
| 112 | Guyana | 6.8 | 2020 | |
| 113 | Nicaragua | 6.7 | 2020 | |
| 114 | Dominican Republic | 6.6 | 2020 | |
| 115 | Egypt | 6.5 | 2020 | |
| 116 | Nauru | 6.5 | 2020 | |
| 117 | Tunisia | 6.5 | 2020 | |
| 118 | Panama | 6.5 | 2020 | |
| 119 | Lebanon | 6.3 | 2020 | |
| 120 | Bhutan | 6.3 | 2020 | |
| 121 | Morocco | 6.3 | 2020 | |
| 122 | Lesotho | 6.3 | 2020 | |
| 123 | Guatemala | 6.3 | 2020 | |
| 124 | Timor-Leste | 6.3 | 2020 | |
| 125 | Laos | 6.3 | 2020 | |
| 126 | Haiti | 6.2 | 2020 | |
| 127 | Honduras | 6.1 | 2020 | |
| 128 | Namibia | 6.1 | 2020 | |
| 129 | Gabon | 6 | 2020 | |
| 130 | Papua New Guinea | 6 | 2020 | |
| 131 | Tuvalu | 6 | 2020 | |
| 132 | Bangladesh | 6 | 2020 | |
| 133 | Togo | 6 | 2020 | |
| 134 | Ghana | 6 | 2020 | |
| 135 | Benin | 5.7 | 2020 | |
| 136 | Marshall Islands | 5.7 | 2020 | |
| 137 | Vanuatu | 5.6 | 2020 | |
| 138 | South Africa | 5.6 | 2020 | |
| 139 | Malawi | 5.5 | 2020 | |
| 140 | Gambia | 5.4 | 2020 | |
| 141 | Cameroon | 5.3 | 2020 | |
| 142 | Congo - Brazzaville | 5.3 | 2020 | |
| 143 | Burundi | 5.2 | 2020 | |
| 144 | Comoros | 5.1 | 2020 | |
| 145 | Botswana | 5.1 | 2020 | |
| 146 | Pakistan | 5.1 | 2020 | |
| 147 | Afghanistan | 5.1 | 2020 | |
| 148 | Nigeria | 5 | 2020 | |
| 149 | Zambia | 5 | 2020 | |
| 150 | Sierra Leone | 4.9 | 2020 | |
| 151 | Senegal | 4.8 | 2020 | |
| 152 | Côte d’Ivoire | 4.8 | 2020 | |
| 153 | Madagascar | 4.7 | 2020 | |
| 154 | Solomon Islands | 4.7 | 2020 | |
| 155 | Guinea | 4.6 | 2020 | |
| 156 | Burkina Faso | 4.5 | 2020 | |
| 157 | Congo - Kinshasa | 4.5 | 2020 | |
| 158 | Eswatini | 4.5 | 2020 | |
| 159 | Tanzania | 4.5 | 2020 | |
| 160 | Mozambique | 4.5 | 2020 | |
| 161 | Ethiopia | 4.3 | 2020 | |
| 162 | Uganda | 4.3 | 2020 | |
| 163 | Sudan | 4.3 | 2020 | |
| 164 | Angola | 4.2 | 2020 | |
| 165 | Mauritania | 4.2 | 2020 | |
| 166 | Yemen | 4.2 | 2020 | |
| 167 | Iraq | 4 | 2020 | |
| 168 | Rwanda | 3.9 | 2020 | |
| 169 | Chad | 2.8 | 2020 | |
| 170 | Central African Republic | 2.7 | 2020 | |
| 171 | Niger | 2.7 | 2020 | |
| 172 | Mali | 2.6 | 2020 | |
| 173 | South Sudan | 2.5 | 2020 | |
| 174 | Liberia | 2.2 | 2020 |
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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.
- The chart shows the 5 most populous countries with figures; the table ranks every country by its own latest year.
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