High income OECD countries Compared by Education > Average years of schooling of adults
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Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm).
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Interesting observations about Education > Average years of schooling of adults
- United States ranked first for average years of schooling of adults amongst High income OECD countries in 2000.
- Australia ranked first for average years of schooling of adults amongst Hot countries in 2000.
- Argentina ranked first for average years of schooling of adults amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2000.
- Italy ranked last for average years of schooling of adults amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2000.
- Germany ranked first for average years of schooling of adults amongst Eurozone in 2000.
- Sweden ranked first for average years of schooling of adults amongst European Union in 2000.
- Norway ranked second for average years of schooling of adults amongst Christian countries in 2000.
- Poland ranked first for average years of schooling of adults amongst Emerging markets in 2000.
- New Zealand ranked second for average years of schooling of adults amongst Former British colonies in 2000.
- Canada ranked second for average years of schooling of adults amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2000.