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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1   Australia: 20.7 years 
#2   Sweden: 20.2 years 
#3   United Kingdom: 18.9 years 
#4   Finland: 18.7 years 
#5   Belgium: 18.7 years 
#6   Iceland: 18 years 
#7   Norway: 17.9 years 
#8   Denmark: 17.8 years 
#9   Spain: 17.5 years 
#10   New Zealand: 17.3 years 
#11   Germany: 17.2 years 
#12   Netherlands: 17.2 years 
#13   Portugal: 17 years 
#14   United States: 16.7 years 
#15   France: 16.5 years 
#16   Canada: 16.5 years 
#17   Hungary: 16.4 years 
#18   Switzerland: 16.4 years 
#19   Poland: 16.3 years 
#20   Greece: 16.1 years 
#21   Austria: 15.9 years 
#22   Ireland: 15.9 years 
#23   Italy: 15.8 years 
#24   Czech Republic: 15.6 years 
#25   Jamaica: 14.4 years 
#26   Tunisia: 13.2 years 
#27   Mexico: 12.6 years 
#28   Jordan: 11.9 years 
#29   China: 10.3 years 
#30   Turkey: 10.1 years 
Weighted average: 16.3 years  


DEFINITION: Expected years of schooling for a 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.

SOURCE: UNESCO Institute of Statistics

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