Mean years of schooling (adults 25+) in Europe

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

First in the ranking
14.3 yrs
Median country
12.4 yrs
half above, half below
World
8.8 yrs
UNDP aggregate
Range
9.7 to 14.3
Portugal - Germany

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Across 42 countries in Europe, the highest value is in Germany (14.3 yrs) and the lowest in Portugal (9.7 yrs).

The median country is at 12.4 yrs: half are above, half below.

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Source: UNDP, Human Development Report · licence

Mean schooling over time

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Ranking of countries

2023
In chart Share of the highest value
1Germany14.3
2Switzerland13.9
3Iceland13.9
4Lithuania13.6
5Estonia13.6
6United Kingdom13.5
7Latvia13.4
8Poland13.2
9Norway13.1
10Slovakia13.1
11Denmark13.0
12Finland13.0
13Czechia13.0
14Slovenia13.0
15Montenegro12.8
16Sweden12.7
17Belgium12.7
18Netherlands12.7
19Luxembourg12.6
20Malta12.4
21Liechtenstein12.4
22Russia12.4
23Austria12.4
24Belarus12.3
25Hungary12.3
26Croatia12.1
27Moldova11.8
28France11.8
29Ireland11.7
30Serbia11.6
31Andorra11.6
32Greece11.6
33Romania11.6
34Bulgaria11.5
35San Marino11.4
36Ukraine11.1
37Bosnia and Herzegovina11.0
38Italy10.8
39Spain10.8
40North Macedonia10.2
41Albania10.2
42Portugal9.7
UNDP HDR · 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO Source and licence

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