World: Countries and Territories by Years of Schooling

Figures as of October 14, 2026

Rank	Country / Region	Years of school
1	GermanyBorn here: 1 in 180	14.3 years
2	SwitzerlandBorn here: 1 in 1,600	13.9 years
3	United StatesBorn here: 1 in 36	13.9 years
4	IcelandBorn here: 1 in 30,000	13.9 years
5	CanadaBorn here: 1 in 370	13.9 years
6	LithuaniaBorn here: 1 in 6,000	13.6 years
7	EstoniaBorn here: 1 in 12,000	13.6 years
8	IsraelBorn here: 1 in 770	13.5 years
9	United KingdomBorn here: 1 in 190	13.5 years
10	LatviaBorn here: 1 in 9,400	13.4 years
11	PalauBorn here: 1 in 700,000	13.3 years
12	PolandBorn here: 1 in 430	13.2 years
13	NorwayBorn here: 1 in 2,500	13.1 years
14	SlovakiaBorn here: 1 in 2,600	13.1 years
15	DenmarkBorn here: 1 in 2,300	13.0 years
16	United Arab EmiratesBorn here: 1 in 1,200	13.0 years
17	FinlandBorn here: 1 in 3,000	13.0 years
18	CzechiaBorn here: 1 in 1,500	13.0 years
19	SloveniaBorn here: 1 in 7,500	13.0 years
20	New ZealandBorn here: 1 in 2,200	12.9 years
21	AustraliaBorn here: 1 in 430	12.9 years
22	BahamasBorn here: 1 in 31,000	12.8 years
23	MontenegroBorn here: 1 in 19,000	12.8 years
24	SwedenBorn here: 1 in 1,400	12.7 years
25	South KoreaBorn here: 1 in 550	12.7 years
26	GeorgiaBorn here: 1 in 3,100	12.7 years
27	BelgiumBorn here: 1 in 1,300	12.7 years
28	JapanBorn here: 1 in 180	12.7 years
29	NetherlandsBorn here: 1 in 770	12.7 years
30	LuxembourgBorn here: 1 in 19,000	12.6 years
31	CyprusBorn here: 1 in 9,300	12.6 years
32	KazakhstanBorn here: 1 in 330	12.5 years
33	MaltaBorn here: 1 in 31,000	12.4 years
34	RussiaBorn here: 1 in 100	12.4 years
35	LiechtensteinBorn here: 1 in 360,000	12.4 years
36	AustriaBorn here: 1 in 1,700	12.4 years
37	Hong KongBorn here: 1 in 3,300	12.4 years
38	BelarusBorn here: 1 in 2,100	12.3 years
39	HungaryBorn here: 1 in 1,600	12.3 years
40	CroatiaBorn here: 1 in 4,200	12.1 years
41	KyrgyzstanBorn here: 1 in 880	12.1 years
42	SingaporeBorn here: 1 in 2,700	12.0 years
43	UzbekistanBorn here: 1 in 140	11.9 years
44	OmanBorn here: 1 in 1,500	11.9 years
45	MoldovaBorn here: 1 in 4,100	11.8 years
46	FranceBorn here: 1 in 210	11.8 years
47	IrelandBorn here: 1 in 2,500	11.7 years
48	Antigua and BarbudaBorn here: 1 in 120,000	11.6 years
49	SerbiaBorn here: 1 in 2,200	11.6 years
50	Marshall IslandsBorn here: 1 in 180,000	11.6 years

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)