Gender: Female

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EconomyYearExpected Years of School, Female
Afghanistan20206.9
Albania202013.3
Algeria202012.2
American Samoa2020N/A
Andorra2020N/A
Angola20207
Antigua and Barbuda202013.3
Argentina202013.1
Armenia202011.5
Aruba2020N/A
Australia202013.6
Austria202013.5
Azerbaijan202012.4
Bahamas, The2020N/A
Bahrain202013.1
Bangladesh202010.5
Barbados2020N/A
Belarus202013.8
Belgium202013.6
Belize2020N/A
Benin20208.8
Bermuda2020N/A
Bhutan202010.7
Bolivia2020N/A
Bosnia and Herzegovina202011.8
Botswana20208.5
Brazil2020N/A
British Virgin Islands2020N/A
Brunei Darussalam202013.3
Bulgaria202012.2
Burkina Faso20207
Burundi20207.9
Cabo Verde2020N/A
Cambodia20209.6
Cameroon20208.3
Canada202013.7
Cayman Islands2020N/A
Central African Republic20203.8
Chad20204.4
Channel Islands2020N/A
Chile202013.1
China202013.2
Colombia202013
Comoros20208.4
Congo, Dem. Rep.20208.8
Congo, Rep.20209.1
Costa Rica202013.3
Cote d'Ivoire20207.6
Croatia202013.6
Cuba2020N/A
Curacao2020N/A
Cyprus202013.6
Czechia202013.6
Denmark202013.5
Djibouti2020N/A
Dominica202012.6
Dominican Republic202012.1
Ecuador202013.2
Egypt, Arab Rep.202011.6
El Salvador202011
Equatorial Guinea2020N/A
Eritrea2020N/A
Estonia202013.5
Eswatini20206.8
Ethiopia20207.5
Faroe Islands2020N/A
Fiji202011.4
Finland202013.7
France202013.8
French Polynesia2020N/A
Gabon20208.5
Gambia, The20209.8
Georgia202013.1
Germany202013.3
Ghana202012.2
Gibraltar2020N/A
Greece202013.3
Greenland2020N/A
Grenada202013.3
Guam2020N/A
Guatemala20209.7
Guinea20206.2
Guinea-Bissau2020N/A
Guyana202012.3
Haiti202011.4
Honduras20209.8
Hong Kong SAR, China202013.8
Hungary202013
Iceland202013.5
India202011.2
Indonesia202012.5
Iran, Islamic Rep.202011.8
Iraq20207.2
Ireland202013.9
Isle of Man2020N/A
Israel202013.9
Italy202013.3
Jamaica202011.6
Japan2020N/A
Jordan202011.4
Kazakhstan202013.8
Kenya202011.4
Kiribati202011.8
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.2020N/A
Korea, Rep.202013.6
Kosovo202013.2
Kuwait202012.5
Kyrgyz Republic202012.9
Lao PDR202010.5
Latvia202013.7
Lebanon201710.4
Lesotho202010.4
Liberia20204.2
Libya2020N/A
Liechtenstein2020N/A
Lithuania202013.9
Luxembourg202012.5
Macao SAR, China202013.1
Madagascar20208.6
Malawi20209.6
Malaysia202012.7
Maldives2020N/A
Mali20204.9
Malta202013.5
Marshall Islands20209.8
Mauritania20207.9
Mauritius202012.7
Mexico202013
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.202011.9
Moldova202011.8
Monaco2020N/A
Mongolia202013.2
Montenegro202012.6
Morocco202010.5
Mozambique2020N/A
Myanmar202010
Namibia20209.7
Nauru202011.6
Nepal202012.2
Netherlands202013.9
New Caledonia2020N/A
New Zealand202013.8
Nicaragua202011.1
Niger20205
Nigeria202010.1
North Macedonia202011
Northern Mariana Islands2020N/A
Norway202013.7
Oman202013
Pakistan20208.7
Palau202011.8
Panama202010.9
Papua New Guinea20209.8
Paraguay202011.3
Peru202012.9
Philippines202013.2
Poland202013.5
Portugal202013.8
Puerto Rico2020N/A
Qatar202013
Romania202011.9
Russian Federation202013.7
Rwanda20207.1
Samoa202012.6
San Marino2020N/A
Sao Tome and Principe2020N/A
Saudi Arabia202012.3
Senegal20207.9
Serbia202013.4
Seychelles202013.4
Sierra Leone20209.7
Singapore202013.9
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)2020N/A
Slovak Republic202012.6
Slovenia202013.7
Solomon Islands20208.5
Somalia2020N/A
South Africa202010.1
South Sudan20203.9
Spain202013.1
Sri Lanka202013.3
St. Kitts and Nevis202012.6
St. Lucia202012.9
St. Martin (French part)2020N/A
St. Vincent and the Grenadines202012.9
Sudan20206.9
Suriname2020N/A
Sweden202013.9
Switzerland202013.2
Syrian Arab Republic2020N/A
Tajikistan202010.4
Tanzania20207.3
Thailand202012.7
Timor-Leste202010.9
Togo20209.4
Tonga202011.8
Trinidad and Tobago2020N/A
Tunisia202011.2
Turkiye202012
Turkmenistan2020N/A
Turks and Caicos Islands2020N/A
Tuvalu202011
Uganda20177
Ukraine202013
United Arab Emirates202013.2
United Kingdom202013.9
United States202012.9
Uruguay202012.5
Uzbekistan202012
Vanuatu202010.1
Venezuela, RB2020N/A
Vietnam202013.2
Virgin Islands (U.S.)2020N/A
West Bank and Gaza202012.5
Yemen, Rep.20207.4
Zambia20208.8
Zimbabwe202011

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