Share in poverty vs. educational attainment, 2025

Educational attainment is measured as the average number of years of total schooling across all education levels,for the population aged 15-64. The poverty line of $3.65 per day is set by the World Bank to be representative of thedefinitions of poverty adopted in lower-middle-income countries.

Share of population living below $3.65 per day0%20%40%60%80%100%Average years of schooling (years)10BangladeshBangladeshChinaChinaDemocratic Republic of CongoDemocratic Republic of CongoIndiaIndiaIndonesiaIndonesiaMaliMaliMexicoMexicoAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America1.4B1.4BCircles sized byPopulation(historical)

Data source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016); World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – Learn more about this data

Note: Poverty data is expressed in international-$ at 2017 prices. Depending on the country and year, it relates to income measured aftertaxes and benefits, or to consumption, per capita.

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