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Years of Schooling

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Average number of years of educational attainment by country

Countries with less than 5 years of mean schooling are shown in the lightest green. Countries with 5 to 7 years are shown in light green. Countries with 8 to 11 are in green, and countries with more than 11 are in dark green.

In North America, Canada and the United States both haven an average of 12 to 13 mean years of schooling. Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica, Belize, and Panama range from 9 to 11 years; Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Dominican Republic range from 7 to 8 years; and Haiti, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua range from 4 to 6 years. Most countries in South America range from 9 to 11 years, except for Colombia, Ecuador, Suriname, Brazil, and Paraguay, which range from 7 to 8 years. In Europe, most countries in northern Europe range from 12 to 13 years, except for Iceland, Finland, Belgium, and France, which range from 9 to 11 years. In southern and eastern Europe, most countries range from 9 to 11 years, except for Portugal, Bosnia, Herzegovina, and Macedonia, which range from 7 to 8 years. Most countries in Africa range from 4 to 6 years. Several, however, have only 1 to 3 years, including Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad, and Ethiopia; and a few, including Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Ghana, Gabon, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, have from 7 to 8 years. Botswana and South Africa range from 9 to 10 years. In Southwest Asia, Israel is 12 to 13 years; Armenia, Azerbaijan, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the Persian Gulf countries are 9 to 11 years; Turkey, Syria, Iran, and Oman range from 7 to 8 years; and Iraq and Yemen from 4 to 6 years. The Central Asian countries are 9 to 11 years, except for Afghanistan, which is 4 to 6 years. The countries of South Asia are 4 to 6 years, except for Sri Lanka, which is 9 to 11 years. In Southeast Asia, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam range from 4 to 6 years, whereas Thailand and Indonesia range from 7 to 8 years, and Malaysia and the Philippines from 9 to 11 years. In Oceania, Australia and New Zealand range from 12 to 13 years, and Papua New Guinea is 4 to 6 years.

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Years of Schooling			Volcanoes
Class	Rank	Years	Adatara	Agung	Akagi	Akita-Yake-yama	Alaid	Alayta	Ambalatungan Group	Ambrym	Aoba	Ararat	Arenal	Asama	Askja	Aso	Avachinsky	Awu	Azul, Cerro	Azuma	Bagana	Balbi	Bandai	Batur	Bezymianny	Bulusan	Calbuco	Cameroon, Mt.	Camiguin	Campi Flegrei	Carran-Los Venados	Chaiten	Chichon, El	Chokai	Cleveland	Colima	Cosiguina	Cotopaxi	Daisetsu	Dakataua	Deception Island	Dieng Volc Complex	Dona Juana	Dubbi	Egon	Esjufjoll	Etna	Eyjafjallajokull	Fogo	Fournaise, Piton de la	Fuego	Galeras	Galunggung	Gamalama	Grimsvotn	Guagua Pichincha	Guntur	Hakkoda Group	Hakone	Hekla	Hood	Hualalai	Hudson, Cerro	Huila	Ijen	Irazu	Izalco	Kaba	Kanlaon	Karkar	Karthala	Karymsky	Katla	Kelimutu	Kelut	Kieyo	Kilauea	Kirishima	Kliuchevskoi	Komaga-take	Krafla	Kusatsu-Shirane	La Palma	Lamington	Lamongan	Lengai, Ol Doinyo	Lewotobi	Liamuiga	Llaima	Lokon-Empung	Lonquimay	Maderas	Mahawu	Marapi	Mauna Loa	Mayon	Merapi	Michoacan-Guanajuato	Mutnovsky	Nabro	Narugo	Nasu	Negro, Cerro	Niigata-Yake-yama	Novarupta	Nyamuragira	Nyiragongo	Okataina	Okmok	Oku Volc Field	On-take	Oshima	Pacaya	Pago	Papandayan	Parker	Pelee	Peuet Sague	Pinatubo	Popocatepetl	Purace	Puyehue	Ragang	Raung	Redoubt	Reventador	Rinjani	Ruapehu	Ruiz	Sabancaya	Salak	San Cristobal	San Jorge	San Salvador	Sangay	Santa Ana	Santa Maria	Savai'i	Semeru	Shikotsu	Shishaldin	Shiveluch	Sinabung	Sinarka	Sirung	Soputan	Sorikmarapi	Soufriere Guadeloupe	Soufriere Hills	Soufriere St. Vincent	Spurr	St. Helens	Taal	Tambora	Tangkubanparahu	Tate-yama	Taupo	Tengger Caldera	Tokachi	Tolbachik	Tullu Moje	Tungurahua	Ubinas	Umboi	Unzen	Usu	Vesuvius	Victory	Villarrica	Vilyuchik	Vsevidof	Westdahl	Yake-dake	Yasur	Yellowstone	Zao


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