Mean years of schooling (adults 25+) in North America

23 countries in North America, 2023. Unit: years. World ranking →

First in the ranking
13.9 yrs
Median country
9.9 yrs
half above, half below
World
8.8 yrs
UNDP aggregate
Range
5.4 to 13.9
Haiti - United States

How to read it

Across 23 countries in North America, the highest value is in United States (13.9 yrs) and the lowest in Haiti (5.4 yrs).

The median country is at 9.9 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
1United States13.9
2Canada13.9
3Bahamas12.8
4Antigua and Barbuda11.6
5Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11.3
6Saint Kitts and Nevis10.8
7Panama10.8
8Trinidad and Tobago10.8
9Cuba10.6
10Dominica10.1
11Jamaica10.0
12Nicaragua9.9
13Barbados9.9
14Grenada9.4
15Dominican Republic9.4
16Mexico9.3
17Costa Rica8.8
18Belize8.8
19Saint Lucia8.6
20Honduras7.5
21El Salvador7.3
22Guatemala5.8
23Haiti5.4
UNDP HDR · 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO Source and licence

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