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151 RELIGION AND EDUCATION AROUND THE WORLD

Appendix C: Mean years of schooling by country, religion and gender

This table describes the educational attainment of adults 25 years and older

REGION/COUNTRY

World Asia-Pacific Europe Latin America-Caribbean Middle East-North Africa North America Sub-Saharan Africa Afghanistan Albania Algeria Argentina Armenia Aruba

GENDER CHRISTIANS MUSLIMS

All

9.3

5.6

Men

9.5

6.4

Women

9.1

4.9

All

9.4

5.9

Men

9.6

6.6

Women

9.2

5.1

All 10.8

9.5

Men

11

9.9

Women 10.6

9.2

All

7.3

*

Men

7.3

*

Women

7.3

*

All

7.3

5.9

Men

8.2

6.9

Women

6.3

4.9

All 12.7

13.6

Men 12.7

13.7

Women 12.7

13.3

All

6

2.6

Men

7

3.3

Women

5.1

1.9

All

*

1.7

Male

*

2.8

Female

*

0.6

All

9.8

9.1

Male 10.2

9.6

Female

9.5

8.7

All

*

8

Male

*

9

Female

*

7

All

9.5

*

Male

9.3

*

Female

9.6

*

All 10.6

11.2

Male 10.6

10.8

Female 10.7

11.4

All

8.3

*

Male

8.5

*

Female

8.1

*

UNAFFILIATED

8.8 9.2 8.3 8.1 8.6 7.5 12 12 12 7.9 7.8

8 * * * 13.2 13.1 13.4 4.6 5.5 3.4 * * * 10 10.4 9.6 * * * 11.4 10.7 12.3 10 10 10.1 9.9 9.9 9.9

HINDUS

5.6 6.9 4.2 5.5 6.8 4.2 13.9 14.3 13.6

9 9.1 8.9

* * * 15.1 15.4 14.7 8.8 9.6 8.2 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

BUDDHISTS

7.9 8.5 7.4 7.9 8.5 7.4

* * * 9.6 10 9.4 * * * 13.2 13.5 12.9 12.9 13.4 12.4 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

JEWS

13.4 13.4 13.4

14 14.1

14 13.1 13.5 12.8 11.8 12.1 11.6

12 11.8 12.2 14.6 14.8 14.5

12 12.4 11.7

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

ALL

7.7 8.3 7.2 6.9 7.7 6.2 11 11.2 10.8 7.4 7.4 7.3 6.1 7.1 5.1 12.9 12.9 12.9 4.9 5.7 4.1 1.7 2.8 0.6 9.4 9.8

9 8 9 7 9.7 9.6 9.9 10.6 10.6 10.6 8.4 8.6 8.2



REGION/COUNTRY

Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Belgium Belize Benin Bolivia Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi

152 PEW RESEARCH CENTER

GENDER CHRISTIANS MUSLIMS

All

12

12.1

Male 12.1

12.4

Female

12

11.7

All 11.3

9.3

Male 11.9

9.6

Female 10.8

8.9

All

*

10.1

Male

*

10.3

Female

*

9.9

All

11

*

Male 10.7

*

Female 11.3

*

All

*

9.7

Male

*

10

Female

*

9.3

All

5.3

3.9

Male

5.9

4.6

Female

4.6

3.2

All 11.5

*

Male 11.6

*

Female 11.4

*

All

6.6

*

Male

6.6

*

Female

6.5

*

All

4.1

1.9

Male

5.6

2.5

Female

2.7

1.2

All

7.8

*

Male

8.8

*

Female

6.9

*

All

6.7

10.2

Male

6.5

10.4

Female

6.8

10

All 11.2

8

Male 11.2

8.5

Female 11.2

7.5

All

2.7

1

Male

3.7

1.5

Female

1.9

0.6

All

2.7

4.4

Male

3.3

5.1

Female

2.2

3.6

UNAFFILIATED

13 12.8 13.1 11.9 12.3 11.4

* * * 11.3 10.8 12 * * * * * * 11.8 11.8 11.7 5.6 5.6 5.6 1.6 2.7 0.6 8.9 9.9 7.5 6.8 6.6 7.2 10 10.1 9.9 1.1 1.9 0.5 * * *

HINDUS

14.7 14.9 14.5

* * * * * * 15 15.3 14.6 * * * 4.6 5.5 3.7 * * * * * * * * * * * * 12.7 12.1 13.3 * * * * * * * * *

BUDDHISTS

12.2 12.4

12 * * * * * * * * * * * *

3.7 4.5 2.9

* * * * * * * * * * * * 9.4 9.7 9.2 * * * * * * * * *

JEWS

14.3 14.3 14.2 11.4 11.6 11.3

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 12.5 12.7 12.3 * * * * * * * * *

ALL

12.3 12.3 12.2 11.3 11.9 10.8 10.1 10.3

9.9 11 10.7 11.3 8.5 8.7 8.3

4 4.7 3.3 11.5 11.6 11.4 6.3 6.3 6.2

3 4.1 1.9 7.8 8.8 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.9 10.7 10.7 10.7 1.3 1.9 0.8 2.7 3.2 2.2



153 RELIGION AND EDUCATION AROUND THE WORLD

REGION/COUNTRY

Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Costa Rica Croatia Czech Republic Dem. Rep. of the Congo Denmark

GENDER CHRISTIANS MUSLIMS

All

7.7

4.8

Male

8.3

5.4

Female

7.1

4.2

All

6.9

2.9

Male

7.9

3.7

Female

6

2

All 12.7

13.5

Male 12.8

14.1

Female 12.7

12.8

All

6.4

*

Male

6.8

*

Female

6.1

*

All

2.7

0.7

Male

4.2

1.1

Female

1.3

0.3

All

9.3

12.1

Male

9.5

12.4

Female

9.2

11.4

All

*

*

Male

*

*

Female

*

*

All

7.8

*

Male

7.7

*

Female

7.9

*

All

*

4.8

Male

*

5.7

Female

*

4

All

8.1

*

Male

8

*

Female

8.1

*

All 10.9

10.7

Male 11.5

10.9

Female 10.4

10.3

All 11.9

12.8

Male 12.4

12.8

Female 11.5

12.8

All

6.9

7.2

Male

8.7

9

Female

5.2

5.2

All 12.1

*

Male 12.1

*

Female 12.1

*

UNAFFILIATED

* * * 5.4 6.4 4 13.3 13.4 13.3 7.9 8 7.8 1.7 3.4 0.6 10.8 10.9 10.7 7.5 8 6.8 8.8 8.6 9 * * * 8.5 8.6 8.3 13.5 13.5 13.5 12.3 12.5 12.1 5.6 7.1 3.7 12.3 12.3 12.2

HINDUS

* * * * * * 13.1 13.5 12.6 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 12.9 12.8 13 * * * * * *

BUDDHISTS

6 6.7 5.4

* * * 11.4 12 10.9 * * * * * * * * * 7.1 7.8 6.6 * * * * * * * * * * * * 13 13 13.1 * * * * * *

JEWS

* * * * * * 14.3 14.5 14.2 * * * * * * 12.9 13.3 12.6 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 13.9 13.9 13.8 * * * * * *

ALL

6 6.7 5.4 5.8 6.7 4.9 12.8 12.9 12.8 6.6 6.9 6.3 1.5 2.3 0.7 9.4 9.6 9.3 7.4 7.9 6.8 7.8 7.8 7.9 4.8 5.7

4 8.1 8.1 8.1 11.1 11.6 10.5 12 12.3 11.7 6.9 8.6 5.2 12.1 12.2 12.1



154 PEW RESEARCH CENTER

REGION/COUNTRY

Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Ethiopia Fed. States of Micronesia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany

GENDER CHRISTIANS MUSLIMS

All

5.7

*

Male

5.8

*

Female

5.7

*

All

8

*

Male

8

*

Female

7.9

*

All

7.3

6

Male

8.2

7.1

Female

6.3

4.9

All

6.4

*

Male

6.8

*

Female

6.1

*

All 13.1

13.3

Male 13.1

13.6

Female 13.1

13

All

2

0.9

Male

2.8

1.4

Female

1.3

0.4

All

8.6

*

Male

9

*

Female

8.1

*

All

9.3

8.7

Male

9.2

8.8

Female

9.4

8.6

All

12

8.9

Male

12

9

Female

12

8.9

All 10.7

7.9

Male

11

8.4

Female 10.4

7.4

All

8.8

5

Male

9.9

5.4

Female

7.8

4.4

All

*

4.6

Male

*

5.8

Female

*

3.4

All 12.9

10.8

Male 12.8

11.2

Female 12.9

10.5

All 13.6

9.5

Male 14.1

10.4

Female 13.2

8.6

UNAFFILIATED

5.5 5.6 5.4 9.4 9.5 9.3

* * * 6 6.3 5.6 13 12.7 13.3 * * * 6.5 5.3 11.3 * * * 12.2 12.2 12.2 10.9 10.9 10.9 6.5 7.8 5.1 * * * * * * 14 14.1 13.9

HINDUS

* * * * * * * * * * * * 14.4 14.1 14.7 * * * * * * 8.9 9 8.7 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

BUDDHISTS

* * * * * * * * * * * * 14.5 14.2 14.9 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

JEWS

* * * * * * * * * * * * 14.9 15.1 14.8 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

ALL

5.7 5.7 5.6 8.1 8.2

8 6.1 7.2

5 6.4 6.8 6.1 13.1 12.9 13.3 1.6 2.3

1 8.6

9 8.1 9.1 9.2 9.1 12 12 12 10.5 10.8 10.3 8.2

9 7.4 4.6 5.8 3.4 12.7 12.7 12.7 13.5 13.9 13.2



REGION/COUNTRY

Ghana Greece Guadeloupe Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq

155 RELIGION AND EDUCATION AROUND THE WORLD

GENDER CHRISTIANS MUSLIMS

All

7.6

3.6

Male

9.3

4.8

Female

6.4

2.4

All

10

*

Male 10.4

*

Female

9.6

*

All

9.3

*

Male

9.2

*

Female

9.4

*

All

5

*

Male

5.5

*

Female

4.6

*

All

9.2

8.2

Male

9.1

8.3

Female

9.3

8.1

All

4.3

*

Male

4.9

*

Female

3.8

*

All

5.7

*

Male

5.7

*

Female

5.8

*

All

*

*

Male

*

*

Female

*

*

All

11

12.5

Male 11.4

12.6

Female 10.7

12.4

All 12.2

*

Male 12.4

*

Female

12

*

All

8.8

4.2

Male

9.3

5.1

Female

8.4

3.3

All

9

7.9

Male

9.3

8.3

Female

8.7

7.4

All

5.8

5.4

Male

6.7

6.4

Female

4.9

4.4

All

*

4.4

Male

*

5.1

Female

*

3.7

UNAFFILIATED

4.7 5.9 2.5 12.1 12.2 11.9

* * * 4.9 5.5 4.5 9 9 9.1 2.6 3.3 1.9 5.5 5.5 5.4 11.3 11.6 11 12 12.1 12 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

HINDUS

* * * * * * * * * * * * 7.7 7.8 7.6 * * * * * * * * * 13.1 13 13.3 * * * 5.5 6.9 4.2 7.8 8.7 7 * * * * * *

BUDDHISTS

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 13.3 13.3 13.4 * * * 5.1 6 4.2 9.5 9.9 9.1 * * * * * *

JEWS

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 13.4 13.7 13 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

ALL

6.4 7.7 5.3 10.3 10.6 10 9.3 9.2 9.4

5 5.5 4.6 8.6 8.6 8.7 4.1 4.6 3.6 5.7 5.7 5.8 10.9 11.4 10.5 11.4 11.7 11.1 12.2 12.4 12 5.4 6.6 4.1

8 8.5 7.5 5.4 6.4 4.4 4.4 5.1 3.7



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