Asia: Countries and Territories by Years of Schooling
Countries and territories in Asia, ordered by the most years of schooling (average for adults 25 and over).
Figures as of October 14, 2026
| Rank | Country / Region | Years of school |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  IsraelBorn here: 1 in 770 | 13.5 years |
| 2 |  United Arab EmiratesBorn here: 1 in 1,200 | 13.0 years |
| 3 |  South KoreaBorn here: 1 in 550 | 12.7 years |
| 4 |  GeorgiaBorn here: 1 in 3,100 | 12.7 years |
| 5 |  JapanBorn here: 1 in 180 | 12.7 years |
| 6 |  KazakhstanBorn here: 1 in 330 | 12.5 years |
| 7 |  Hong KongBorn here: 1 in 3,300 | 12.4 years |
| 8 |  KyrgyzstanBorn here: 1 in 880 | 12.1 years |
| 9 |  SingaporeBorn here: 1 in 2,700 | 12.0 years |
| 10 |  UzbekistanBorn here: 1 in 140 | 11.9 years |
| 11 |  OmanBorn here: 1 in 1,500 | 11.9 years |
| 12 |  Saudi ArabiaBorn here: 1 in 240 | 11.6 years |
| 13 |  ArmeniaBorn here: 1 in 3,600 | 11.3 years |
| 14 |  TajikistanBorn here: 1 in 490 | 11.3 years |
| 15 |  TurkmenistanBorn here: 1 in 850 | 11.2 years |
| 16 |  BahrainBorn here: 1 in 6,800 | 11.1 years |
| 17 |  MalaysiaBorn here: 1 in 300 | 11.1 years |
| 18 |  AzerbaijanBorn here: 1 in 1,100 | 11.1 years |
| 19 |  IranBorn here: 1 in 120 | 10.8 years |
| 20 |  Sri LankaBorn here: 1 in 410 | 10.8 years |
| 21 |  QatarBorn here: 1 in 4,600 | 10.8 years |
| 22 |  LebanonBorn here: 1 in 1,400 | 10.4 years |
| 23 |  JordanBorn here: 1 in 560 | 10.2 years |
| 24 |  PalestineBorn here: 1 in 910 | 10.1 years |
| 25 |  PhilippinesBorn here: 1 in 72 | 10.0 years |
| 26 |  MongoliaBorn here: 1 in 2,100 | 9.4 years |
| 27 |  BruneiBorn here: 1 in 21,000 | 9.3 years |
| 28 |  ThailandBorn here: 1 in 230 | 9.0 years |
| 29 |  TurkeyBorn here: 1 in 120 | 9.0 years |
| 30 |  VietnamBorn here: 1 in 98 | 9.0 years |
| 31 |  IndonesiaBorn here: 1 in 30 | 8.7 years |
| 32 |  ChinaBorn here: 1 in 15 | 8.0 years |
| 33 |  KuwaitBorn here: 1 in 2,800 | 7.6 years |
| 34 |  MaldivesBorn here: 1 in 24,000 | 7.4 years |
| 35 |  IndiaBorn here: 1 in 5.7 | 6.9 years |
| 36 |  BangladeshBorn here: 1 in 38 | 6.8 years |
| 37 |  IraqBorn here: 1 in 110 | 6.8 years |
| 38 |  MyanmarBorn here: 1 in 150 | 6.4 years |
| 39 |  Timor-LesteBorn here: 1 in 4,300 | 6.2 years |
| 40 |  LaosBorn here: 1 in 810 | 6.1 years |
| 41 |  SyriaBorn here: 1 in 230 | 5.9 years |
| 42 |  BhutanBorn here: 1 in 13,000 | 5.8 years |
| 43 |  YemenBorn here: 1 in 95 | 5.5 years |
| 44 |  CambodiaBorn here: 1 in 370 | 5.2 years |
| 45 |  NepalBorn here: 1 in 240 | 4.5 years |
| 46 |  PakistanBorn here: 1 in 19 | 4.3 years |
| 47 |  AfghanistanBorn here: 1 in 89 | 2.5 years |
By subregion
| Region | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Western Asia | 17 | 36% |
| South-Eastern Asia | 11 | 23% |
| Southern Asia | 9 | 19% |
| Central Asia | 5 | 11% |
| Eastern Asia | 5 | 11% |
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This list was last updated on October 14, 2026. Includes overseas territories and other regions as well as independent countries. Countries and territories without statistics are not listed.
Life statistics: UN World Population Prospects 2024, World Bank WDI, UNDP (via Our World in Data)