Years of schooling

Average years of education completed by people aged 25 and over, per the UIS.

Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Unit
mean, population aged 25+ (UNESCO UIS)
Frequency
annual
Latest figure
2024 · 13 countries reporting

Regional comparison

Each country’s latest figure

Map of 17 countries
6 yrs10.7 yrsno data

Region: years of schooling, latest per country

mean, population aged 25+ (UNESCO UIS)

Includes only observations that pass this series’ declared semantic review.

03.567.1210.7PanamaPanama10.68 · 9.1%Panama: 10.68BoliviaBolivia10.09 · 8.6%Bolivia: 10.09UruguayUruguay9.94 · 8.4%Uruguay: 9.94Dominican RepublicDominican Republic9.93 · 8.4%Dominican Republic: 9.93MexicoMexico9.77 · 8.3%Mexico: 9.77PeruPeru9.69 · 8.2%Peru: 9.69ParaguayParaguay9.64 · 8.2%Paraguay: 9.64ColombiaColombia9.53 · 8.1%Colombia: 9.53Costa RicaCosta Rica9.37 · 8%Costa Rica: 9.37EcuadorEcuador9.16 · 7.8%Ecuador: 9.16El SalvadorEl Salvador7.3 · 6.2%El Salvador: 7.3HondurasHonduras6.8 · 5.8%Honduras: 6.8GuatemalaGuatemala5.97 · 5.1%Guatemala: 5.97
13 results shown13 source records
Query scope
2 filtersIndicator key: mean_years_of_schoolingYear: from 2018

Over time

Years of schooling since 2001

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4 of 10 series
24.579.5122001: 7.212002: 6.762004: 6.72005: 7.262006: 6.92007: 7.872008: 7.22009: 7.482011: 8.462012: 8.172013: 9.022014: 8.462015: 8.932016: 8.732017: 8.842018: 8.962019: 9.862020: 9.832021: 9.572023: 10.192024: 10.092001: 5.062004: 5.032005: 5.052007: 4.952009: 5.382010: 5.532011: 5.582012: 5.522013: 5.812014: 6.182015: 6.292016: 6.532018: 6.292019: 7.092023: 6.482024: 6.82001: 8.52002: 8.692003: 8.832004: 8.972005: 9.022006: 9.092007: 9.172008: 9.342009: 9.382010: 9.282011: 9.672013: 9.892014: 10.022015: 10.072016: 10.182017: 10.242018: 10.22019: 10.542021: 10.62022: 10.562023: 10.682002: 3.852006: 3.652012: 4.82013: 4.92014: 5.842015: 4.932019: 5.682022: 5.852023: 7.052024: 5.97Panama · 10.68Bolivia · 10.09Honduras · 6.8Guatemala · 5.9720012007201320182024
68 results shown68 source records
Query scope
3 filtersIndicator key: mean_years_of_schoolingCountry: bolivia, guatemala, honduras, panamaYear: from 2001

All countries

Figure, year and recent change

Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with a recent figure. Change compares with the same country’s previous observation.

#CountryYears of schoolingYearChange
1Panama10.7 yrs2023+0.1 yrs
2Bolivia10.1 yrs2024−0.1 yrs
3Uruguay9.9 yrs2024—
4Dominican Republic9.9 yrs2024+0.6 yrs
5Mexico9.8 yrs2024+0.2 yrs
6Peru9.7 yrs2023+0.1 yrs
7Paraguay9.6 yrs2024+0.1 yrs
8Colombia9.5 yrs2024+0.2 yrs
9Costa Rica9.4 yrs2024+0.3 yrs
10Ecuador9.2 yrs2024−0.2 yrs
11El Salvador7.3 yrs2023−0.3 yrs
12Honduras6.8 yrs2024+0.3 yrs
13Guatemala6 yrs2024−1.1 yrs

Source and citation

UNESCO: education indicators

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), via the VerDat PIDA normalized layer.

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), “Years of schooling”, retrieved from VerDat PIDA (OEI) on Oct 9, 2026.

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