Which country has the highest Education Index?

Australia has the highest Education Index in 2023, at 1.01, followed by Iceland (0.99) and Finland (0.98).

Which country has the lowest Education Index?

Mali has the lowest Education Index in 2023, at 0.25.

What is the median Education Index across countries?

The median is 0.71 across the 192 countries with data in 2023.

Where does this education index by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Human Development Report 2023/2024 - UNDP; Education Index Calculator - Calculator All; Latest Human Development composite indices tables - Human Development Reports; Education Index - Wikipedia.

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Education Index by Country

Name: Education Index by Country
Creator: Rankodex

Australia has the highest Education Index in 2023 (1.01), followed by Iceland (0.99) and Finland (0.98). Mali has the lowest (0.25).

Education193 countries · 1 metricUpdated Sep 15, 2024Original page

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ShowingEducation IndexBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →

Year

192 of 235 countries

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Education Index, 2023

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Ranking

Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 192 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

0.71

Middle half 0.56 – 0.84

Average

0.68

192 countries

Highest

1.01

Australia

Lowest

0.25

Mali

Over time · 2017–2023

The top 5 in 2023, against the median.

Median of all countries
Australia
Iceland
Finland
New Zealand
Germany

Data

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192 countries · # = rank by Education Index

#
1	Australia	1.01
2	Iceland	0.99
3	Finland	0.98
4	New Zealand	0.97
5	Germany	0.96
5	Greece	0.96
5	Norway	0.96
8	Belgium	0.95
8	Sweden	0.95
8	Denmark	0.95
11	United Kingdom	0.94
11	Netherlands	0.94
13	Switzerland	0.93
14	Ireland	0.92
14	Slovenia	0.92
16	United States	0.91
16	Canada	0.91
16	Lithuania	0.91
16	Latvia	0.91
20	Argentina	0.9
20	Poland	0.9
20	Czechia	0.9
20	Estonia	0.9
24	Georgia	0.89
25	South Korea	0.88
25	Hong Kong	0.88
25	Seychelles	0.88
28	United Arab Emirates	0.87
28	Austria	0.87
28	Cyprus	0.87
28	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0.87
32	Saudi Arabia	0.86
32	Israel	0.86
32	Singapore	0.86
32	Croatia	0.86
32	Montenegro	0.86
32	Malta	0.86
32	Tonga	0.86
39	Japan	0.85
39	Turkey	0.85
39	Spain	0.85
39	Chile	0.85
39	Slovakia	0.85
44	France	0.84
44	Hungary	0.84
44	Uruguay	0.84
44	Liechtenstein	0.84
44	Marshall Islands	0.84
44	Palau	0.84
50	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.83
51	Italy	0.82
51	Luxembourg	0.82
51	Antigua and Barbuda	0.82
54	Kazakhstan	0.81
54	Portugal	0.81
54	Bulgaria	0.81
54	Bahrain	0.81
58	Serbia	0.8
58	Moldova	0.8
60	Belarus	0.79
60	Barbados	0.79
60	Andorra	0.79
60	San Marino	0.79
64	Russia	0.78
64	Romania	0.78
64	Armenia	0.78
67	South Africa	0.77
67	Bolivia	0.77
67	Oman	0.77
67	Grenada	0.77
71	Kyrgyzstan	0.76
71	Bahamas	0.76
73	Iran	0.75
73	Peru	0.75
73	Costa Rica	0.75
73	North Macedonia	0.75
73	Trinidad and Tobago	0.75
78	Ukraine	0.74
78	Uzbekistan	0.74
78	Cuba	0.74
78	Turkmenistan	0.74
78	Albania	0.74
83	Vietnam	0.73
83	Thailand	0.73
83	Azerbaijan	0.73
83	Panama	0.73
83	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.73
83	Mauritius	0.73
83	Fiji	0.73
83	Dominica	0.73
91	Brazil	0.72
91	Malaysia	0.72
91	Sri Lanka	0.72
91	Qatar	0.72
91	Samoa	0.72
96	Mexico	0.71
96	Ecuador	0.71
96	Eswatini	0.71
99	China	0.7
99	Egypt	0.7
99	Colombia	0.7
99	Jordan	0.7
99	Palestine	0.7
99	Kuwait	0.7
99	Tuvalu	0.7
106	Philippines	0.69
106	Paraguay	0.69
106	Mongolia	0.69
106	Brunei	0.69
110	Algeria	0.68
110	Venezuela	0.68
110	Tajikistan	0.68
110	Jamaica	0.68
114	Lebanon	0.67
114	Gabon	0.67
114	Botswana	0.67
114	Nauru	0.67
118	Indonesia	0.66
118	Tunisia	0.66
120	Dominican Republic	0.65
120	Nicaragua	0.65
122	Saint Lucia	0.64
123	Morocco	0.63
123	Republic of the Congo	0.63
123	Belize	0.63
123	Kiribati	0.63
127	Libya	0.62
127	Equatorial Guinea	0.62
129	Kenya	0.61
129	Zimbabwe	0.61
131	Maldives	0.6
132	India	0.59
132	Suriname	0.59
134	Timor-Leste	0.58
135	Bangladesh	0.57
135	Iraq	0.57
135	Namibia	0.57
135	Comoros	0.57
135	Vanuatu	0.57
140	Togo	0.56
140	Lesotho	0.56
140	Bhutan	0.56
140	Sao Tome and Principe	0.56
140	Micronesia	0.56
145	Nigeria	0.55
145	DR Congo	0.55
145	Ghana	0.55
145	Zambia	0.55
145	El Salvador	0.55
150	Angola	0.54
151	Myanmar	0.53
151	Uganda	0.53
151	Nepal	0.53
151	Honduras	0.53
155	Cameroon	0.52
155	Cape Verde	0.52
157	Rwanda	0.51
157	Solomon Islands	0.51
159	Liberia	0.5
160	Guatemala	0.49
160	Papua New Guinea	0.49
162	Ivory Coast	0.48
162	Cambodia	0.48
162	Haiti	0.48
165	Laos	0.47
166	Mozambique	0.45
166	Malawi	0.45
168	Tanzania	0.44
169	Guinea-Bissau	0.42
170	Madagascar	0.41
170	Gambia	0.41
172	Syria	0.4
172	Benin	0.4
174	Yemen	0.39
174	Burundi	0.39
176	Afghanistan	0.38
176	Mauritania	0.38
178	Sudan	0.37
178	Guinea	0.37
178	Sierra Leone	0.37
178	Eritrea	0.37
182	Pakistan	0.36
183	Senegal	0.35
183	South Sudan	0.35
185	Ethiopia	0.34
185	Central African Republic	0.34
187	Burkina Faso	0.32
188	Chad	0.31
188	Djibouti	0.31
190	Niger	0.28
191	Somalia	0.27
192	Mali	0.25

What correlates with Education Index (2023)?

Pearson r against 1,412 other country metrics sharing at least 116 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Education Index tend to score higher on these

Human Development IndexStandard of Living by Country
r = +0.96 · very strong · n = 192
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GDI Female Human DevelopmentGender Development Index by Country
r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 182
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GDI Male Human DevelopmentGender Development Index by Country
r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 182
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GDI Female Average SchoolGender Development Index by Country
r = +0.94 · very strong · n = 190
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GDI Male Average SchoolGender Development Index by Country
r = +0.94 · very strong · n = 190
Plot
Women's EducationMost Dangerous Countries for Women
r = +0.94 · very strong · n = 192
Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Education Index tend to score lower on these

Public ServicesFailed States
r = −0.88 · very strong · n = 176
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Gender Inequality Index ScoreGender Inequality Index by Country
r = −0.88 · very strong · n = 164
Plot
Still Birth RateStillbirth Rates by Country
r = −0.86 · very strong · n = 190
Plot
Individuals Making Under $10kWealth Inequality by Country
r = −0.85 · very strong · n = 168
Plot
% of Pop. Living on Less Than $10 USD/DayPoverty Rate by Country
r = −0.83 · very strong · n = 159
Plot
Neonatal Mortality RateNeonatal Mortality Rate by Country
r = −0.83 · very strong · n = 188
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Education Index?: Australia has the highest Education Index in 2023, at 1.01, followed by Iceland (0.99) and Finland (0.98).
Which country has the lowest Education Index?: Mali has the lowest Education Index in 2023, at 0.25.
What is the median Education Index across countries?: The median is 0.71 across the 192 countries with data in 2023.
Where does this education index by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Human Development Report 2023/2024 - UNDP; Education Index Calculator - Calculator All; Latest Human Development composite indices tables - Human Development Reports; Education Index - Wikipedia.