Data for 2014
Expected Years of Schooling, 2014
2014, as UNDP Human Development Report Office’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Expected Years of Schooling, 2014 covers 194 countries. Australia is highest, at 23.0832; Djibouti is lowest, at 5.3412. The middle country reads 13.2519. Against 2013, 193 values changed (134 up, 59 down), the same countries are covered.
Expected Years of Schooling · Data for 2014
HighestAustralia
23.0832LowestDjibouti
5.3412Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Expected Years of Schooling, 2014, as published. UNDP Human Development Report Office ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 194 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 23.0832 |
| 2 | MCOWestern Europe | 20.5585 |
| 3 | ISLNorthern Europe | 19.7105 |
| 4 | BELWestern Europe | 19.7078 |
| 5 | FINNorthern Europe | 19.2542 |
| 6 | DNKNorthern Europe | 19.2090 |
| 7 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 19.0728 |
| 8 | IRLNorthern Europe | 18.3737 |
| 9 | NLDWestern Europe | 18.1598 |
| 10 | SWENorthern Europe | 18.0935 |
| 11 | KNACaribbean | 18.0620 |
| 12 | GRCSouthern Europe | 17.8747 |
| 13 | NORNorthern Europe | 17.6844 |
| 14 | GBRNorthern Europe | 17.5075 |
| 15 | ARGSouth America | 17.4223 |
| 16 | SVNSouthern Europe | 17.3463 |
| 17 | TURWestern Asia | 17.3171 |
| 18 | ESPSouthern Europe | 17.2853 |
| 19 | DEUWestern Europe | 17.1184 |
| 20 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 16.9707 |
| 21 | CZEEastern Europe | 16.9614 |
| 22 | GRDCaribbean | 16.6994 |
| 23 | KOREastern Asia | 16.6157 |
| 24 | USANorthern America | 16.5595 |
| 25 | PRTSouthern Europe | 16.3706 |
| 26 | TONPolynesia | 16.3587 |
| 27 | HKGEastern Asia | 16.3130 |
| 28 | ESTNorthern Europe | 16.2699 |
| 29 | CHLSouth America | 16.2606 |
| 30 | POLEastern Europe | 16.2061 |
| 31 | LTUNorthern Europe | 16.1359 |
| 32 | CHEWestern Europe | 16.0897 |
| 33 | LVANorthern Europe | 16.0719 |
| 34 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 16.0652 |
| 35 | SYCEastern Africa | 16.0384 |
| 36 | AUTWestern Europe | 16.0222 |
| 37 | ITASouthern Europe | 15.9641 |
| 38 | BRBCaribbean | 15.9587 |
| 39 | URYSouth America | 15.8883 |
| 40 | CANNorthern America | 15.8756 |
| 41 | ALBSouthern Europe | 15.7204 |
| 42 | HUNEastern Europe | 15.5863 |
| 43 | MNESouthern Europe | 15.5690 |
| 44 | ATGCaribbean | 15.5684 |
| 45 | HRVSouthern Europe | 15.5669 |
| 46 | BGREastern Europe | 15.4975 |
| 47 | FRAWestern Europe | 15.4423 |
| 48 | MLTSouthern Europe | 15.4149 |
| 49 | BLREastern Europe | 15.4137 |
| 50 | JPNEastern Asia | 15.4005 |
| 51 | BRASouth America | 15.3681 |
| 52 | BOLSouth America | 15.2829 |
| 53 | GEOWestern Asia | 15.1626 |
| 54 | IRNSouthern Asia | 15.1143 |
| 55 | PLWMicronesia | 15.1113 |
| 56 | ISRWestern Asia | 15.0950 |
| 57 | SMRSouthern Europe | 15.0223 |
| 58 | SVKEastern Europe | 14.9819 |
| 59 | LIEWestern Europe | 14.9582 |
| 60 | UKREastern Europe | 14.9298 |
| 61 | VCTCaribbean | 14.8953 |
| 62 | MUSEastern Africa | 14.8703 |
| 63 | RUSEastern Europe | 14.8374 |
| 64 | DZANorthern Africa | 14.7452 |
| 65 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 14.6354 |
| 66 | CRICentral America | 14.6349 |
| 67 | ROUEastern Europe | 14.6280 |
| 68 | COLSouth America | 14.6022 |
| 69 | MNGEastern Asia | 14.5919 |
| 70 | SRBSouthern Europe | 14.5701 |
| 71 | ECUSouth America | 14.4901 |
| 72 | CYPWestern Asia | 14.4616 |
| 73 | BHRWestern Asia | 14.4471 |
| 74 | SAUWestern Asia | 14.3981 |
| 75 | KAZCentral Asia | 14.3955 |
| 76 | PERSouth America | 14.3936 |
| 77 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 14.2816 |
| 78 | OMNWestern Asia | 14.1803 |
| 79 | DMACaribbean | 14.1510 |
| 80 | MDAEastern Europe | 14.0967 |
| 81 | TUNNorthern Africa | 14.0930 |
| 82 | MEXCentral America | 14.0832 |
| 83 | LUXWestern Europe | 14.0700 |
| 84 | MHLMicronesia | 14.0523 |
| 85 | CUBCaribbean | 14.0495 |
| 86 | LBYNorthern Africa | 14.0442 |
| 87 | DOMCaribbean | 13.7782 |
| 88 | KWTWestern Asia | 13.7480 |
| 89 | CHNEastern Asia | 13.7428 |
| 90 | VENSouth America | 13.6651 |
| 91 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 13.6473 |
| 92 | BIHSouthern Europe | 13.6460 |
| 93 | MKDSouthern Europe | 13.4774 |
| 94 | LKASouthern Asia | 13.3981 |
| 95 | TTOCaribbean | 13.3087 |
| 96 | PRYSouth America | 13.3011 |
| 97 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 13.2631 |
| 98 | FJIMelanesia | 13.2406 |
| 99 | PSEWestern Asia | 13.2018 |
| 100 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 13.1743 |
| 101 | SWZSouthern Africa | 13.1477 |
| 102 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 13.1263 |
| 103 | ARMWestern Asia | 13.0781 |
| 104 | LCACaribbean | 12.9384 |
| 105 | JORWestern Asia | 12.9104 |
| 106 | JAMCaribbean | 12.8905 |
| 107 | PANCentral America | 12.8149 |
| 108 | BLZCentral America | 12.8107 |
| 109 | KGZCentral Asia | 12.6710 |
| 110 | AZEWestern Asia | 12.6577 |
| 111 | CPVWestern Africa | 12.6234 |
| 112 | NPLSouthern Asia | 12.5687 |
| 113 | BTNSouthern Asia | 12.5484 |
| 114 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 12.4601 |
| 115 | QATWestern Asia | 12.3589 |
| 116 | GUYSouth America | 12.3430 |
| 117 | MARNorthern Africa | 12.2771 |
| 118 | SLVCentral America | 12.2590 |
| 119 | TGOWestern Africa | 12.1902 |
| 120 | WSMPolynesia | 12.1884 |
| 121 | INDSouthern Asia | 12.1659 |
| 122 | GABMiddle Africa | 12.1472 |
| 123 | BENWestern Africa | 12.1255 |
| 124 | MDVSouthern Asia | 12.1221 |
| 125 | NRUMicronesia | 11.9875 |
| 126 | CMRMiddle Africa | 11.9356 |
| 127 | LBNWestern Asia | 11.9178 |
| 128 | TUVPolynesia | 11.7947 |
| 129 | EGYNorthern Africa | 11.7395 |
| 130 | BHSCaribbean | 11.7076 |
| 131 | UZBCentral Asia | 11.6377 |
| 132 | NAMSouthern Africa | 11.6106 |
| 133 | ANDSouthern Europe | 11.6080 |
| 134 | COMEastern Africa | 11.5981 |
| 135 | BWASouthern Africa | 11.5894 |
| 136 | STPMiddle Africa | 11.5864 |
| 137 | RWAEastern Africa | 11.5729 |
| 138 | PRKEastern Asia | 11.4597 |
| 139 | IRQWestern Asia | 11.4369 |
| 140 | LSOSouthern Africa | 11.3564 |
| 141 | AGOMiddle Africa | 11.3297 |
| 142 | TKMCentral Asia | 11.3194 |
| 143 | FSMMicronesia | 11.2959 |
| 144 | KIRMicronesia | 11.2865 |
| 145 | SLBMelanesia | 11.2597 |
| 146 | VUTMelanesia | 11.2041 |
| 147 | NICCentral America | 11.1349 |
| 148 | BDIEastern Africa | 11.1287 |
| 149 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 11.1126 |
| 150 | UGAEastern Africa | 11.0929 |
| 151 | SURSouth America | 11.0410 |
| 152 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 11.0400 |
| 153 | AREWestern Asia | 11.0231 |
| 154 | ZMBEastern Africa | 11.0026 |
| 155 | COGMiddle Africa | 10.9363 |
| 156 | GTMCentral America | 10.9288 |
| 157 | TJKCentral Asia | 10.9286 |
| 158 | KENEastern Africa | 10.8469 |
| 159 | ZWEEastern Africa | 10.8363 |
| 160 | HTICaribbean | 10.7558 |
| 161 | GHAWestern Africa | 10.7220 |
| 162 | BGDSouthern Asia | 10.6990 |
| 163 | MWIEastern Africa | 10.5188 |
| 164 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 10.4796 |
| 165 | AFGSouthern Asia | 10.4647 |
| 166 | GNQMiddle Africa | 10.3594 |
| 167 | MOZEastern Africa | 10.3407 |
| 168 | MDGEastern Africa | 10.2029 |
| 169 | LBRWestern Africa | 10.0259 |
| 170 | GNBWestern Africa | 9.9306 |
| 171 | HNDCentral America | 9.4769 |
| 172 | CODMiddle Africa | 9.3493 |
| 173 | SENWestern Africa | 9.2931 |
| 174 | GINWestern Africa | 9.1143 |
| 175 | PNGMelanesia | 9.1010 |
| 176 | NGAWestern Africa | 9.0997 |
| 177 | SLEWestern Africa | 8.7357 |
| 178 | MRTWestern Africa | 8.5598 |
| 179 | ETHEastern Africa | 8.3886 |
| 180 | TZAEastern Africa | 8.2974 |
| 181 | CIVWestern Africa | 8.2837 |
| 182 | SYRWestern Asia | 8.2013 |
| 183 | GMBWestern Africa | 8.0210 |
| 184 | TCDMiddle Africa | 7.9707 |
| 185 | YEMWestern Asia | 7.9628 |
| 186 | SDNNorthern Africa | 7.8723 |
| 187 | BFAWestern Africa | 7.6760 |
| 188 | ERIEastern Africa | 7.6559 |
| 189 | MLIWestern Africa | 7.2188 |
| 190 | PAKSouthern Asia | 6.4668 |
| 191 | CAFMiddle Africa | 6.4480 |
| 192 | NERWestern Africa | 5.8147 |
| 193 | SSDEastern Africa | 5.5045 |
| 194 | DJIEastern Africa | 5.3412 |
02In 2014
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Lowest
- 194
Djibouti5.3412
- 193
South Sudan5.5045
- 192
Niger5.8147
- 191
Central African Republic6.4480
- 190
Pakistan6.4668
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 13.2519. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032013 → 2014
Since 2013
What changed between 2013 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 193values changed, of 194 in both
- 134 · 59rose · fell
- 1unchanged
Rose most
Thailand13.4146 → 16.0652+2.6506
Rwanda9.6854 → 11.5729+1.8875
Seychelles14.3682 → 16.0384+1.6702
Saudi Arabia13.6024 → 14.3981+0.7956
Saint Kitts and Nevis17.4828 → 18.0620+0.5793
Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
One year of the 2025 release
Every year in this series comes from UNDP Human Development Report Office’s 2025 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2014.
The position is ours
UNDP Human Development Report Office publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 194 countries has every column.
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UNDP Human Development Report Office (2014). Expected Years of Schooling, 2014 [data set], describing 2014. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/expected-years-schooling/2014
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07Questions
Expected Years of Schooling, 2014: questions and answers
Which country has the highest expected years of schooling in Expected Years of Schooling, 2014?
Australia, at 23.0832, of the 194 countries in the file.
What year does Expected Years of Schooling, 2014 describe?
2014.
How many countries does Expected Years of Schooling, 2014 cover?
194.
Where can I download Expected Years of Schooling, 2014?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Expected Years of Schooling, 2014 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Expected Years of Schooling, 2023.