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Education Rankings

Ranked indicators
4
207
countries ranked at most

Literacy, enrollment, years of schooling and public spending on education.

Thinnest coverage
148
Countries on the sparsest indicator here
Most first places
Ireland
Tops 1 ranking of 4 here
Rankings site-wide
35
Across 12 categories

Education Leaders

All rankings

Who tops each of the 4 ranked indicators in this category. Every heading links to the full table.

Countries by Literacy Rate
100.0%Uzbekistan
  1. 2North Korea100.0%
  2. 3Tuvalu100.0%

Highest of 175 ranked · Literacy Rate

Countries by Education Spending
16.4% of GDPKiribati
  1. 2American Samoa14.7% of GDP
  2. 3Tuvalu12.8% of GDP

Highest of 202 ranked · Education Spending

Countries by School Enrollment
158.5% gross, secondaryMonaco
  1. 2Belgium143.0% gross, secondary
  2. 3Finland142.4% gross, secondary

Highest of 207 ranked · School Enrollment

Countries by Mean Years of Schooling
13.7 yearsIreland
  1. 2South Korea13.7 years
  2. 3Iceland13.5 years

Highest of 148 ranked · Mean Years of Schooling

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