Learning-Adjusted Years of School by Country

As of 2020, Singapore leads globally in learning-adjusted years of school at 12.8 years, followed by Hong Kong, Finland, Japan. At the lower end, Liberia, South Sudan, Mali rank among the lowest. The global median is 7.9 years (Saudi Arabia). This indicator falls under the "Social Protection" category and is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators. Data is available for 172 countries.

All Countries Ranked

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Learning-Adjusted Years of School by country — 172 countries ranked (2020). Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

#	Country	Learning-Adjusted Years of School		Year
1	Singapore	12.8 years		2020
2	Hong Kong	11.9 years		2020
3	Finland	11.7 years		2020
4	Japan	11.7 years		2020
5	Canada	11.7 years		2020
6	Estonia	11.7 years		2020
7	South Korea	11.7 years		2020
8	Ireland	11.6 years		2020
9	Sweden	11.6 years		2020
10	Macao	11.6 years		2020
11	Netherlands	11.5 years		2020
12	United Kingdom	11.5 years		2020
13	New Zealand	11.4 years		2020
14	Poland	11.4 years		2020
15	Slovenia	11.4 years		2020
16	Portugal	11.3 years		2020
17	France	11.3 years		2020
18	Norway	11.2 years		2020
19	Australia	11.2 years		2020
20	Belgium	11.2 years		2020
21	Czechia	11.1 years		2020
22	Denmark	11.1 years		2020
23	Germany	11.0 years		2020
24	Latvia	11.0 years		2020
25	Lithuania	11.0 years		2020
26	Switzerland	10.9 years		2020
27	Cyprus	10.9 years		2020
28	Austria	10.9 years		2020
29	Russia	10.9 years		2020
30	Belarus	10.8 years		2020
31	Iceland	10.7 years		2020
32	Vietnam	10.7 years		2020
33	Israel	10.6 years		2020
34	United States	10.6 years		2020
35	Spain	10.5 years		2020
36	Italy	10.5 years		2020
37	Croatia	10.4 years		2020
38	Hungary	10.3 years		2020
39	Malta	10.2 years		2020
40	Greece	10.0 years		2020
41	Ukraine	9.9 years		2020
42	Slovakia	9.8 years		2020
43	Luxembourg	9.8 years		2020
44	Serbia	9.8 years		2020
45	Seychelles	9.7 years		2020
46	United Arab Emirates	9.6 years		2020
47	Chile	9.4 years		2020
48	Mauritius	9.4 years		2020
49	Bahrain	9.3 years		2020
50	China	9.3 years		2020
51	Türkiye	9.2 years		2020
52	Brunei	9.2 years		2020
53	Mongolia	9.2 years		2020
54	Uzbekistan	9.1 years		2020
55	Kazakhstan	9.1 years		2020
56	Trinidad and Tobago	9.1 years		2020
57	Costa Rica	9.0 years		2020
58	Albania	9.0 years		2020
59	Montenegro	8.9 years		2020
60	Malaysia	8.9 years		2020
61	Mexico	8.8 years		2020
62	Qatar	8.8 years		2020
63	Ecuador	8.7 years		2020
64	Palau	8.7 years		2020
65	Bulgaria	8.7 years		2020
66	Thailand	8.7 years		2020
67	Kyrgyzstan	8.7 years		2020
68	Oman	8.6 years		2020
69	Peru	8.6 years		2020
70	Colombia	8.6 years		2020
71	Uruguay	8.6 years		2020
72	St. Lucia	8.5 years		2020
73	St. Kitts and Nevis	8.5 years		2020
74	Kenya	8.5 years		2020
75	Sri Lanka	8.5 years		2020
76	Antigua and Barbuda	8.4 years		2020
77	Argentina	8.4 years		2020
78	Romania	8.4 years		2020
79	Moldova	8.3 years		2020
80	Azerbaijan	8.3 years		2020
81	Georgia	8.3 years		2020
82	Grenada	8.3 years		2020
83	Iran	8.2 years		2020
84	West Bank and Gaza	8.0 years		2020
85	Dominica	8.0 years		2020
86	Armenia	8.0 years		2020
87	Saudi Arabia	7.9 years		2020
88	Brazil	7.9 years		2020
89	Indonesia	7.8 years		2020
90	Bosnia and Herzegovina	7.8 years		2020
91	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	7.7 years		2020
92	Jordan	7.7 years		2020
93	El Salvador	7.6 years		2020
94	Philippines	7.5 years		2020
95	Kuwait	7.4 years		2020
96	Kiribati	7.4 years		2020
97	North Macedonia	7.3 years		2020
98	Samoa	7.2 years		2020
99	Nepal	7.2 years		2020
100	Micronesia	7.2 years		2020
101	Tonga	7.1 years		2020
102	India	7.1 years		2020
103	Algeria	7.1 years		2020
104	Jamaica	7.1 years		2020
105	Zimbabwe	7.0 years		2020
106	Paraguay	7.0 years		2020
107	Fiji	7.0 years		2020
108	Cambodia	6.8 years		2020
109	Myanmar	6.8 years		2020
110	Tajikistan	6.8 years		2020
111	Guyana	6.8 years		2020
112	Nicaragua	6.7 years		2020
113	Dominican Republic	6.6 years		2020
114	Egypt	6.5 years		2020
115	Tunisia	6.5 years		2020
116	Panama	6.5 years		2020
117	Lebanon	6.3 years		2020
118	Bhutan	6.3 years		2020
119	Morocco	6.3 years		2020
120	Lesotho	6.3 years		2020
121	Guatemala	6.3 years		2020
122	Timor-Leste	6.3 years		2020
123	Laos	6.3 years		2020
124	Haiti	6.1 years		2020
125	Honduras	6.1 years		2020
126	Namibia	6.1 years		2020
127	Gabon	6.0 years		2020
128	Papua New Guinea	6.0 years		2020
129	Tuvalu	6.0 years		2020
130	Bangladesh	6.0 years		2020
131	Togo	6.0 years		2020
132	Ghana	6.0 years		2020
133	Benin	5.7 years		2020
134	Marshall Islands	5.7 years		2020
135	Vanuatu	5.6 years		2020
136	South Africa	5.6 years		2020
137	Malawi	5.5 years		2020
138	The Gambia	5.4 years		2020
139	Cameroon	5.3 years		2020
140	Republic of the Congo	5.3 years		2020
141	Burundi	5.2 years		2020
142	Comoros	5.1 years		2020
143	Botswana	5.1 years		2020
144	Pakistan	5.1 years		2020
145	Afghanistan	5.1 years		2020
146	Nigeria	5.0 years		2020
147	Zambia	5.0 years		2020
148	Sierra Leone	4.9 years		2020
149	Senegal	4.8 years		2020
150	Côte d'Ivoire	4.8 years		2020
151	Madagascar	4.7 years		2020
152	Solomon Islands	4.7 years		2020
153	Guinea	4.6 years		2020
154	Burkina Faso	4.5 years		2020
155	DR Congo	4.5 years		2020
156	Eswatini	4.5 years		2020
157	Tanzania	4.5 years		2020
158	Mozambique	4.5 years		2020
159	Ethiopia	4.3 years		2020
160	Uganda	4.3 years		2020
161	Sudan	4.3 years		2020
162	Angola	4.2 years		2020
163	Mauritania	4.2 years		2020
164	Yemen	4.2 years		2020
165	Iraq	4.0 years		2020
166	Rwanda	3.9 years		2020
167	Chad	2.8 years		2020
168	Central African Republic	2.7 years		2020
169	Niger	2.7 years		2020
170	Mali	2.6 years		2020
171	South Sudan	2.5 years		2020
172	Liberia	2.2 years		2020