Education Rankings by Country 2024

1.	Iceland	0.938
2.	Germany	0.917
3.	New Zealand	0.914
4.	Norway	0.912
5.	Denmark	0.909
6.	Finland	0.907
7.	Switzerland	0.902
8.	United Kingdom	0.901
9.	Slovenia	0.898
10.	Australia	0.896
11.	Canada	0.893
12.	Sweden	0.885
13.	United States	0.883
14.	Estonia	0.876
15.	Netherlands	0.875
16.	Latvia	0.872
17.	Lithuania	0.870
18.	Czech Republic	0.868
19.	Belgium	0.859
20.	Ireland	0.856
21.	Russia	0.846
22.	Poland	0.845
23.	Georgia	0.836
24.	Palau	0.836
25.	Israel	0.835
26.	Austria	0.832
27.	Japan	0.829
28.	Malta	0.829
30.	Kazakhstan	0.823
31.	Slovakia	0.819
32.	Argentina	0.818
33.	Belarus	0.803
34.	Hong Kong	0.802
35.	Hungary	0.802
36.	South Korea	0.799
37.	Luxembourg	0.794
38.	Croatia	0.791
39.	Tonga	0.790
40.	Greece	0.777
41.	Moldova	0.775
42.	Singapore	0.771
43.	Cyprus	0.768
44.	France	0.762
45.	Montenegro	0.760
46.	Ukraine	0.758
47.	Fiji	0.753
48.	United Arab Emirates	0.751
49.	Cuba	0.743
50.	Uzbekistan	0.739
51.	Chile	0.732
52.	Romania	0.729
53.	Italy	0.727
54.	Bahamas	0.726
55.	Serbia	0.723
56.	Iran	0.723
57.	Barbados	0.722
58.	Bulgaria	0.721
59.	Kyrgyzstan	0.721
60.	Armenia	0.720
61.	Turkmenistan	0.720
62.	Bahrain	0.718
63.	Spain	0.717
64.	Uruguay	0.717
65.	Azerbaijan	0.700
66.	Oman	0.698
67.	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.698
68.	Portugal	0.685
69.	Albania	0.682
70.	Seychelles	0.681
71.	Turkey	0.680
72.	Saudi Arabia	0.676
73.	Samoa	0.674
74.	Costa Rica	0.666
75.	Sri Lanka	0.663
76.	Venezuela	0.663
77.	San Marino	0.662
78.	North Macedonia	0.659
79.	Tajikistan	0.659
80.	Andorra	0.649
81.	Peru	0.649
82.	Mongolia	0.643
83.	Malaysia	0.638
84.	Panama	0.633
85.	Jamaica	0.633
86.	South Africa	0.627
87.	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.626
88.	Palestine	0.625
89.	Mexico	0.623
90.	Bolivia	0.620
91.	Marshall Islands	0.616
92.	Thailand	0.608
93.	Qatar	0.607
94.	Ecuador	0.606
95.	Dominican Republic	0.605
96.	Mauritius	0.601
97.	Philippines	0.597
98.	Colombia	0.595
99.	Brazil	0.594
100.	China	0.573
101.	Paraguay	0.570
102.	Guyana	0.568
103.	Lebanon	0.567
104.	Suriname	0.562
105.	Belize	0.559
106.	Tuvalu	0.557
107.	Indonesia	0.552
108.	Jordan	0.545
109.	Vietnam	0.541
110.	Kiribati	0.537
111.	Zimbabwe	0.535
112.	Botswana	0.526
113.	Kuwait	0.522
114.	Gabon	0.517
115.	Sao Tome and Principe	0.470
116.	Tunisia	0.469
117.	Saint Lucia	0.467
118.	Algeria	0.451
119.	El Salvador	0.450
120.	Egypt	0.443
121.	Nicaragua	0.437
122.	Republic of the Congo	0.433
123.	Zambia	0.432
124.	Eswatini	0.431
125.	Lesotho	0.430
126.	Namibia	0.428
127.	Iraq	0.421
128.	Maldives	0.421
129.	Honduras	0.406
130.	Cape Verde	0.405
131.	Kenya	0.400
132.	Ghana	0.397
133.	Cameroon	0.389
134.	Myanmar	0.377
135.	DR Congo	0.371
136.	Bangladesh	0.371
137.	Malawi	0.361
138.	Cambodia	0.355
139.	India	0.348
140.	Morocco	0.343
141.	Tanzania	0.342
142.	Angola	0.341
143.	Uganda	0.341
144.	Rwanda	0.334
145.	Togo	0.328
146.	Madagascar	0.320
147.	Laos	0.316
148.	Guatemala	0.314
149.	Nepal	0.311
150.	Nigeria	0.310
151.	Timor Leste	0.293
152.	Papua New Guinea	0.287
153.	Haiti	0.285
154.	Bhutan	0.279
155.	Liberia	0.266
156.	Comoros	0.262
157.	Ivory Coast	0.256
158.	Benin	0.249
159.	Burundi	0.243
160.	Guinea Bissau	0.240
161.	Mauritania	0.238
162.	Central African Republic	0.238
163.	Mozambique	0.232
164.	Gambia	0.221
165.	Pakistan	0.221
166.	Sierra Leone	0.220
167.	Ethiopia	0.214
168.	Afghanistan	0.210
169.	South Sudan	0.208
170.	Sudan	0.200
171.	Burkina Faso	0.197
172.	Yemen	0.194
173.	Senegal	0.183
174.	Chad	0.176
175.	Niger	0.172
176.	Guinea	0.172
177.	Mali	0.159

Education Levels Across the Globe

The education level of a country's citizens is a key determinant of its economic prosperity. Higher education levels often lead to enhanced growth and development in a nation. However, comparing education systems across countries is challenging due to differences in teaching methods and resource availability. To address this, indexes have been developed to assess the education levels of citizens.

In our report, we utilize the Education Index, which is part of the 'knowledge' component of the United Nations' Human Development Index. Currently, we are leveraging the data from the 2022 Index. This index evaluates factors such as expected and actual years of schooling and educational achievements at all levels. A country scores better on this index and ranks higher as it approaches a score of 1.

Key Insights:

Nordic countries, including Iceland, Norway, Denmark, and Finland, consistently score high on the education index, and are considered to have some of the best education systems in the world.
Nations previously under Soviet influence, like Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, have made significant strides in improving their education systems.
Economic powerhouses such as the UK, Australia, Canada, and the US have high rankings, yet disparities exist. For example, the US education ranking comes in 13th place, with a score of 0.883, and falls behind countries like Germany and New Zealand, in 2nd and 3rd place respectively.
Developing and underdeveloped countries, mainly in African and South Asian regions, are at the lower end of the rankings.
Asian nations display varying results. Countries like South Korea and Japan excel with their competitive education systems, while others, such as Pakistan and Afghanistan, face challenges due to political instability and limited resources.

Countries with the Best Education

Iceland has the best rated education in the world with an index score of 0.938. Following close behind is Germany, the second best education ranking with a score of 0.917. New Zealand is just a few percentage points behind with a score of 0.914, making it the 3rd best educated country. Next, we have two Nordic countries, Norway and Denmark, ranking fourth and fifth respectively. Norway has an index score of 0.912, while Denmark scored 0.909. Another Nordic country, Finland, scored 0.907 and is in sixth place. Switzerland, known for its high-quality education system, ranks seventh best with a score of 0.902. Holding the eighth best education system is the United Kingdom with a score of 0.901. Slovenia, too, ranks impressively with a score of 0.898, grabbing the ninth spot. Lastly, Australia rounds out the top ten with a score of 0.896. 10 Countries with Best World Education Rank: (Score of 1 is the highest possible score)

Iceland - 0.938
Germany - 0.917
New Zealand - 0.914
Norway - 0.912
Denmark - 0.909
Finland - 0.907
Switzerland - 0.902
United Kingdom - 0.901
Slovenia - 0.898
Australia - 0.896

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Rank

Education Index

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Education Rankings by Country

Education Levels Across the Globe

Countries with the Best Education

By Region

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

Andorra

Angola

Argentina

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Benin

Bhutan

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

Chile

China

Colombia

Comoros

Costa Rica

Croatia

Cuba

Cyprus

Czech Republic

DR Congo

Denmark

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Estonia

Eswatini

Ethiopia

Fiji

Finland

France

Gabon

Gambia

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Guatemala

Guinea

Guinea Bissau

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Hong Kong

Hungary

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Ivory Coast