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Education Rankings by Country

Denmark has the highest Public Education Score (USN) in 2024 (100.0), followed by Sweden (99.9) and United Kingdom (96.8). Honduras has the lowest (0.6).

Education207 countries · 7 metricsUpdated Oct 28, 2026Original page
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Year 202487 of 235 countries
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Public Education Score (USN), 2024

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Ranking

Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 87 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
6.0
Middle half 2.7 – 40.6
Average
25.0
87 countries
Highest
100.0
Denmark
Lowest
0.6
Honduras

Data

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202 countries · # = rank by Public Education Score (USN)
#
1Denmark100.010th2nd
2Sweden99.99th15th
3United Kingdom96.82nd12th
4Finland96.613th8th
5Germany95.93rd7th
6Canada95.74th19th
7Norway93.612th9th
8Japan91.07th6th
9Switzerland90.16th28th
10Australia84.18th17th
11Netherlands80.711th3rd
12United States79.21st31st
13France77.55th16th
14South Korea72.518th1st
15Austria68.417th35th
16Belgium65.419th4th
17New Zealand65.115th27th
18Ireland54.720th10th
19Singapore49.622nd11th
20Luxembourg48.723rd42nd
21China47.221st13th
22Spain40.816th20th
23Italy40.414th36th
24Poland35.827th23rd
25Israel27.729th21st
26Portugal27.225th24th
27Russia27.124th22nd
28Latvia19.346th25th
29United Arab Emirates19.128th164th
30Czechia18.734th34th
31Hungary17.435th30th
32Lithuania16.247th29th
33Greece15.530th33rd
34Estonia14.845th26th
35Croatia12.443rd76th
36Romania10.244th99th
37Saudi Arabia8.632nd45th
38Malaysia8.437th89th
39Qatar8.233rd91st
40Slovenia7.852nd5th
41Iran6.568th81st
42Cyprus6.450th163rd
43Belarus6.163rd57th
44South Africa6.039th114th
45Slovakia5.459th41st
46Argentina5.336th38th
47Oman5.260th58th
48Turkey5.031st37th
49Azerbaijan4.867th86th
50Bulgaria4.757th134th
51Chile4.649th40th
52Ukraine4.453rd166th
53India4.342nd101st
54Vietnam4.161st53rd
55Ghana4.073rd106th
56Ecuador3.876th54th
56Serbia3.870th68th
56Bahrain3.866th82nd
59Egypt3.641st84th
60Philippines3.456th71st
61Kuwait3.262nd—
62Jordan3.058th127th
63Cameroon2.982nd141st
64Kenya2.871st90th
65Zimbabwe2.787th192nd
65Dominican Republic2.769th96th
67Uzbekistan2.686th63rd
68Mexico2.438th39th
68Thailand2.448th107th
70Peru2.372nd77th
71Uruguay2.164th103rd
72Sri Lanka2.079th61st
73Kazakhstan1.980th43rd
73Costa Rica1.965th44th
75Indonesia1.854th67th
75Algeria1.875th73rd
77Guatemala1.688th126th
78Bangladesh1.583rd122nd
79Brazil1.440th145th
80Morocco1.355th113th
81Colombia1.151st74th
81Tunisia1.174th104th
81Lebanon1.178th174th
84Cambodia1.085th120th
84El Salvador1.077th112th
86Myanmar0.884th109th
87Honduras0.689th132nd
—Pakistan——136th
—Nigeria——191st
—Ethiopia——179th
—DR Congo——200th
—Tanzania——149th
—Sudan——138th
—Uganda——156th
—Iraq——188th
—Afghanistan——146th
—Yemen——131st
—Angola——196th
—Mozambique——159th
—Madagascar——148th
—Ivory Coast——135th
—Nepal——56th
—Niger——147th
—Venezuela——111th
—North Korea——110th
—Syria——197th
—Mali——155th
—Burkina Faso——143rd
—Taiwan——32nd
—Malawi——176th
—Zambia——198th
—Chad——160th
—Somalia——203rd
—Senegal——154th
—Guinea——162nd
—Benin——130th
—Rwanda——133rd
—Burundi——151st
—Bolivia——95th
—South Sudan——202nd
—Haiti——193rd
—Tajikistan——87th
—Papua New Guinea——123rd
—Cuba——144th
—Togo——121st
—Sierra Leone——125th
—Laos——102nd
—Turkmenistan——169th
—Libya——187th
—Kyrgyzstan——64th
—Hong Kong——14th
—Nicaragua——189th
—Paraguay——180th
—Republic of the Congo——184th
—Liberia——150th
—Central African Republic——161st
—Palestine——181st
—Mauritania——139th
—Panama—81st116th
—Georgia——70th
—Eritrea——142nd
—Mongolia——52nd
—Puerto Rico——172nd
—Namibia——177th
—Bosnia and Herzegovina——175th
—Moldova——108th
—Armenia——98th
—Gambia——158th
—Jamaica——115th
—Albania——66th
—Gabon——194th
—Botswana——185th
—Lesotho——129th
—Guinea-Bissau——195th
—Equatorial Guinea——186th
—North Macedonia——167th
—Trinidad and Tobago——170th
—Timor-Leste——69th
—Eswatini——105th
—Mauritius——78th
—Djibouti——137th
—Fiji——49th
—Comoros——152nd
—Solomon Islands——117th
—Guyana——171st
—Bhutan——88th
—Macau——62nd
—Suriname——128th
—Montenegro——80th
—Malta——55th
—Maldives——60th
—Cape Verde——118th
—Brunei——47th
—Belize——85th
—Bahamas——157th
—Iceland—26th—
—Vanuatu——178th
—Barbados——140th
—Sao Tome and Principe——119th
—Samoa——50th
—Saint Lucia——97th
—Kiribati——72nd
—Seychelles——51st
—Grenada——46th
—Micronesia——190th
—Aruba——165th
—Tonga——182nd
—Saint Vincent and the Grenadines——65th
—Antigua and Barbuda——75th
—Andorra——201st
—Dominica——94th
—Bermuda——183rd
—Saint Kitts and Nevis——59th
—Gibraltar——79th
—Liechtenstein——83rd
—British Virgin Islands——100th
—Marshall Islands——153rd
—San Marino——48th
—Palau——173rd
—Nauru——92nd
—Tuvalu——124th
—Niue——168th

What correlates with Public Education Score (USN) (2024)?

Pearson r against 1,741 other country metrics sharing at least 53 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Public Education Score (USN) tend to score higher on these

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    r = +0.96 · very strong · n = 87
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    r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 82
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  3. Life Quality ScoreWhere-to-Be-Born Index by Country
    r = +0.94 · very strong · n = 86
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  4. Entrepreneurship ScoreBest Countries
    r = +0.92 · very strong · n = 86
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  5. Social Purpose ScoreBest Countries
    r = +0.90 · very strong · n = 86
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  6. Scientific Infrastructure ScoreInfrastructure by Country
    r = +0.90 · very strong · n = 59
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Public Education Score (USN) tend to score lower on these

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    r = −0.82 · very strong · n = 87
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  2. RichAds 2024Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.77 · very strong · n = 81
    Plot
  3. Year First IKEA OpenedCountries with the Most IKEAs
    r = −0.77 · very strong · n = 57
    Plot
  4. Marketing Experts 2023Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.77 · very strong · n = 82
    Plot
  5. Lunio 2020Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.77 · very strong · n = 83
    Plot
  6. Failed States IndexFailed States
    r = −0.74 · very strong · n = 87
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Public Education Score (USN)?
Denmark has the highest Public Education Score (USN) in 2024, at 100.0, followed by Sweden (99.9) and United Kingdom (96.8).
Which country has the lowest Public Education Score (USN)?
Honduras has the lowest Public Education Score (USN) in 2024, at 0.6.
What is the median Public Education Score (USN) across countries?
The median is 6.0 across the 87 countries with data in 2024.
Where does this education rankings by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Best Countries for Education - US News; Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) - World Bank; World Best Education Systems - Global Citizens for Human Rights; UNESCO - Global Education Monitoring Reports. Last updated 2026-10-28.

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