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DEFINITION:
Expected years of schooling for a 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Australia | 20.7 years | 2000 | |
2 | Sweden | 20.2 years | 2000 | |
3 | United Kingdom | 18.9 years | 2000 | |
=4 | Finland | 18.7 years | 2000 | |
=4 | Belgium | 18.7 years | 2000 | |
6 | Iceland | 18 years | 2000 | |
7 | Norway | 17.9 years | 2000 | |
8 | Denmark | 17.8 years | 2000 | |
9 | Spain | 17.5 years | 2000 | |
10 | New Zealand | 17.3 years | 2000 | |
=11 | Netherlands | 17.2 years | 2000 | |
=11 | Germany | 17.2 years | 2000 | |
13 | Portugal | 17 years | 2000 | |
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 16.93 years | 2000 | ||
14 | United States | 16.7 years | 2000 | |
=15 | Canada | 16.5 years | 2000 | |
=15 | France | 16.5 years | 2000 | |
=17 | Switzerland | 16.4 years | 2000 | |
=17 | Hungary | 16.4 years | 2000 | |
19 | Poland | 16.3 years | 2000 | |
20 | Greece | 16.1 years | 2000 | |
=21 | Ireland | 15.9 years | 2000 | |
=21 | Austria | 15.9 years | 2000 | |
23 | Italy | 15.8 years | 2000 | |
24 | Czech Republic | 15.6 years | 2000 | |
25 | Jamaica | 14.4 years | 2000 | |
26 | Tunisia | 13.2 years | 2000 | |
27 | Mexico | 12.6 years | 2000 | |
28 | Jordan | 11.9 years | 2000 | |
29 | China | 10.3 years | 2000 | |
30 | Turkey | 10.1 years | 2000 |