Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita, 2025

The average years of schooling completed by individuals aged 25 and older. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflationand for differences in living costs between countries.

GDP per capita (international-$ in 2021 prices)$1,000$10,000$100,000$2,000$5,000$20,000$50,000Average years of schooling (years)5BurundiBurundiChinaChinaDemocratic Republic of CongoDemocratic Republic of CongoFranceFranceIndiaIndiaIndonesiaIndonesiaPakistanPakistanRussiaRussiaUnited StatesUnited StatesAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America1.4B1.4BCircles sized byPopulation(historical)

Data source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016); Data compiled from multiple sources by World Bank (2025)Learn more about this data

Note: Formal education is primary/ISCED 1 or higher. This does not include years spent repeating grades. Data for the average years of schooling for yearsbefore 2015 are estimates, while data from 2015 onwards are projections. GDP per capita is expressed in international-$ at 2021 prices.

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