Data for 2019

Expected Years of Schooling, 2019

2019, as UNDP Human Development Report Office’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Expected Years of Schooling, 2019 covers 194 countries. Monaco is highest, at 21.4083; South Sudan is lowest, at 5.6348. The middle country reads 13.4620. Against 2018, 189 values changed (118 up, 71 down), the same countries are covered.

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Expected Years of Schooling · Data for 2019

HighestMonaco

21.4083

LowestSouth Sudan

5.6348

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.

194countries
1measure
2019the year it describes
194distinct values9 decimals, as published
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Expected Years of Schooling, 2019, as published. UNDP Human Development Report Office ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Expected Years of Schooling, 2019: every country, as published by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
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1	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	21.4083
2	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	21.3756
3	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	19.6476
4	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	19.5684
5	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	19.4723
6	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	19.1852
7	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	19.1585
8	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	19.0431
9	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	18.6768
10	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	18.6201
11	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	18.5224
12	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	18.4070
13	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	18.3740
14	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	18.2354
15	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	18.2350
16	ArgentinaARGSouth America	18.0864
17	SpainESPSouthern Europe	17.5008
18	TongaTONPolynesia	17.3736
19	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	17.3252
20	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	17.3211
21	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	17.2244
22	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	16.9081
23	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	16.7412
24	ChileCHLSouth America	16.6436
25	United StatesUSANorthern America	16.6355
26	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	16.6009
27	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	16.5872
28	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	16.5417
29	UruguayURYSouth America	16.4578
30	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	16.4370
31	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	16.4340
32	ItalyITASouthern Europe	16.3801
33	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	16.3770
34	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	16.3446
35	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	16.3435
36	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	16.1545
37	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	16.1034
38	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	16.0763
39	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	16.0306
40	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	16.0144
41	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	16.0137
42	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	15.9831
43	CanadaCANNorthern America	15.9333
44	PolandPOLEastern Europe	15.8738
45	FranceFRAWestern Europe	15.8680
46	Costa RicaCRICentral America	15.8384
47	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	15.7403
48	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	15.6270
49	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	15.6071
50	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	15.5950
51	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	15.5826
52	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	15.5217
53	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	15.4809
54	PalauPLWMicronesia	15.4682
55	BrazilBRASouth America	15.4494
56	BoliviaBOLSouth America	15.4484
57	JapanJPNEastern Asia	15.4413
58	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	15.3938
59	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	15.3687
60	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	15.2094
61	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	15.1586
62	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	15.0435
63	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	15.0307
64	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	14.9615
65	MexicoMEXCentral America	14.9457
66	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	14.8555
67	IsraelISRWestern Asia	14.7842
68	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	14.7788
69	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	14.7193
70	PeruPERSouth America	14.7011
71	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	14.6145
72	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	14.5822
73	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	14.5709
74	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	14.5658
75	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	14.5240
76	ColombiaCOLSouth America	14.5239
77	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	14.5102
78	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	14.4772
79	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	14.4734
80	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	14.4263
81	BelarusBLREastern Europe	14.4001
82	CubaCUBCaribbean	14.3487
83	IranIRNSouthern Asia	14.2247
84	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	14.2139
85	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	14.1878
86	DominicaDMACaribbean	14.1510
87	EcuadorECUSouth America	14.1000
88	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	13.9989
89	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	13.9658
90	OmanOMNWestern Asia	13.9567
91	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	13.7608
92	UkraineUKREastern Europe	13.7125
93	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	13.7019
94	FijiFJIMelanesia	13.6749
95	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	13.4887
96	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	13.4828
97	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	13.4687
98	ParaguayPRYSouth America	13.4553
99	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	13.4478
100	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	13.4409
101	BelizeBLZCentral America	13.3160
102	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	13.2956
103	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	13.2445
104	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	13.2305
105	QatarQATWestern Asia	13.1977
106	VenezuelaVENSouth America	13.1920
107	PanamaPANCentral America	13.1912
108	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	13.1594
109	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	13.0999
110	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	13.0368
111	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	12.9768
112	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	12.9399
113	GuyanaGUYSouth America	12.9089
114	JordanJORWestern Asia	12.8793
115	TogoTGOWestern Africa	12.8297
116	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	12.7859
117	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	12.7097
118	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	12.6725
119	NauruNRUMicronesia	12.6346
120	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	12.5366
121	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	12.4870
122	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	12.4736
123	SamoaWSMPolynesia	12.3951
124	GabonGABMiddle Africa	12.3860
125	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	12.2469
126	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	12.2187
127	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	12.1686
128	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	12.1676
129	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	12.1566
130	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	12.1348
131	IraqIRQWestern Asia	12.0876
132	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	12.0460
133	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	11.9263
134	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	11.8821
135	BahamasBHSCaribbean	11.8477
136	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	11.8030
137	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	11.7873
138	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	11.7540
139	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	11.7350
140	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	11.6966
141	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	11.6728
142	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	11.6523
143	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	11.5177
144	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	11.5046
145	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	11.5034
146	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	11.4725
147	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	11.4274
148	NicaraguaNICCentral America	11.3434
149	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	11.3283
150	KenyaKENEastern Africa	11.2949
151	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	11.2908
152	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	11.2621
153	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	11.1600
154	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	11.1551
155	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	11.0877
156	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	11.0154
157	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	10.9938
158	HaitiHTICaribbean	10.9827
159	SurinameSURSouth America	10.9825
160	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	10.8723
161	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	10.7939
162	BeninBENWestern Africa	10.7680
163	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	10.7565
164	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	10.6213
165	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	10.6037
166	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	10.5067
167	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	10.4402
168	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	10.4290
169	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	10.3925
170	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	10.1302
171	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	10.1052
172	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	10.0786
173	GuineaGINWestern Africa	10.0106
174	HondurasHNDCentral America	9.9614
175	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	9.9216
176	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	9.3698
177	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	8.9726
178	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	8.9688
179	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	8.9137
180	SenegalSENWestern Africa	8.9130
181	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	8.8184
182	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	8.7221
183	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	8.7007
184	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	8.3846
185	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	8.0266
186	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	7.6354
187	YemenYEMWestern Asia	7.4949
188	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	7.4842
189	NigerNERWestern Africa	7.4612
190	EritreaERIEastern Africa	7.3010
191	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	7.1390
192	MaliMLIWestern Africa	7.0633
193	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	5.9656
194	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	5.6348

02In 2019

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Monaco21.4083
2Australia21.3756
3Greece19.6476
4Belgium19.5684
5New Zealand19.4723

Lowest

194South Sudan5.6348
193Djibouti5.9656
192Mali7.0633
191Central African Republic7.1390
190Eritrea7.3010

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 13.4620. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032018 → 2019

Since 2018

What changed between 2018 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
189values changed, of 194 in both
118 · 71rose · fell
5unchanged

Rose most

Monaco19.2461 → 21.4083+2.1623
New Zealand18.3231 → 19.4723+1.1492
Australia20.4285 → 21.3756+0.9471
United Arab Emirates12.5444 → 13.4887+0.9443
Costa Rica15.2284 → 15.8384+0.6100

Fell most

Saint Lucia13.7487 → 12.7097−1.0390
Ireland19.9786 → 19.1585−0.8201
Indonesia13.7866 → 13.1594−0.6272
Seychelles19.1994 → 18.6768−0.5225
Madagascar9.8805 → 9.3698−0.5107

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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The site’s method

One year of the 2025 release
Every year in this series comes from UNDP Human Development Report Office’s 2025 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2019.
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Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 194 countries has every column.

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UNDP Human Development Report Office (2019). Expected Years of Schooling, 2019 [data set], describing 2019. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/expected-years-schooling/2019

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