Expected years of schooling in Europe

43 countries in Europe, 2023. Unit: years. World ranking →

First in the ranking
21.7 yrs
Monaco
Median country
16.3 yrs
half above, half below
World
13.0 yrs
UNDP aggregate
Range
13.2 to 21.7
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Monaco

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Across 43 countries in Europe, the highest value is in Monaco (21.7 yrs) and the lowest in Bosnia and Herzegovina (13.2 yrs).

The median country is at 16.3 yrs: half are above, half below.

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Source: UNDP, Human Development Report · licence

Expected schooling over time

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Ranking of countries

2023
In chart Share of the highest value
1Monaco21.7
2Greece20.8
3Finland19.5
4Ireland19.2
5Belgium19.0
6Sweden19.0
7Iceland18.9
8Norway18.8
9Denmark18.7
10Netherlands18.6
11Spain17.8
12United Kingdom17.8
13Portugal17.5
14Slovenia17.5
15Germany17.3
16Czechia16.8
17Italy16.7
18Poland16.7
19Switzerland16.7
20Latvia16.5
21Lithuania16.5
22Croatia16.3
23Austria16.3
24France16.1
25Estonia16.0
26Malta15.9
27Montenegro15.5
28Hungary15.5
29Liechtenstein15.4
30Bulgaria15.3
31Serbia15.0
32Slovakia14.9
33North Macedonia14.8
34Moldova14.6
35San Marino14.6
36Andorra14.5
37Albania14.5
38Luxembourg14.4
39Romania14.1
40Belarus13.7
41Ukraine13.3
42Russia13.2
43Bosnia and Herzegovina13.2
UNDP HDR · 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO Source and licence

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