Education > Expected duration of education for females: Countries Compared

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

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Sweden	22 years	2000
2	Australia	20.1 years	2000
3	United Kingdom	19.8 years	2000
4	Finland	19.4 years	2000
5	Belgium	19.2 years	2000
=6	Iceland	18.6 years	2000
=6	Norway	18.6 years	2000
8	Denmark	18.3 years	2000
9	New Zealand	18.1 years	2000
10	Spain	17.9 years	2000
11	Portugal	17.4 years	2000
12	United States	17.1 years	2000
=13	Netherlands	17 years	2000
=13	Germany	17 years	2000
	Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	16.97 years	2000
=15	Canada	16.8 years	2000
=15	Poland	16.8 years	2000
17	France	16.7 years	2000
18	Hungary	16.6 years	2000
19	Ireland	16.4 years	2000
20	Greece	16.3 years	2000
21	Switzerland	16 years	2000
=22	Austria	15.9 years	2000
=22	Italy	15.9 years	2000
24	Czech Republic	15.6 years	2000
25	Japan	15.5 years	2000
26	Mexico	12.6 years	2000
27	Jordan	12 years	2000
28	Turkey	8.8 years	2000

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