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

12 countries in South America, 2023. Unit: years. World ranking →

First in the ranking
11.3 yrs
Median country
9.4 yrs
half above, half below
World
8.8 yrs
UNDP aggregate
Range
8.4 to 11.3
Brazil - Chile

How to read it

Across 12 countries in South America, the highest value is in Chile (11.3 yrs) and the lowest in Brazil (8.4 yrs).

The median country is at 9.4 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
1Chile11.3
2Argentina11.2
3Uruguay10.5
4Peru10.2
5Bolivia10.0
6Venezuela9.7
7Colombia9.0
8Ecuador9.0
9Paraguay8.9
10Guyana8.7
11Suriname8.4
12Brazil8.4
UNDP HDR · 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO Source and licence

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