2008 Education Index
- Change in value from the last report is given as follows:
- ▲ = increase.
- ▬ = steady.
- ▼ = decrease.
- Montenegro and Serbia are not marked with the above as they are new to the index.
The latest index was released on December 18, 2008.[1] This statistical update covers the period up to 2006. 1 is the highest possible theoretical score, indicating perfect education attainment. All countries considered to be developed countries possess a minimum score of 0.8 or above, although the great majority have a score of 0.9 or above. For ranking based on the Human Development Index, see List of countries by Human Development Index.
Rank | Country | Education Index |
---|---|---|
1= | Australia | ▬ 0.993 |
1= | Denmark | ▬ 0.993 |
1= | Finland | ▬ 0.993 |
1= | New Zealand | ▬ 0.993 |
5 | Canada | ▬ 0.991 |
6 | Norway | ▼ 0.989 |
7 | South Korea | ▲ 0.988 |
8= | Ireland | ▼ 0.985 |
8= | Netherlands | ▼ 0.985 |
10= | Greece | ▲ 0.980 |
10= | Iceland | ▲ 0.980 |
12 | France | ▲ 0.978 |
13 | Cuba | ▲ 0.976 |
14 | Luxembourg | ▲ 0.975 |
15= | Belgium | ▲ 0.974 |
15= | Sweden | ▲ 0.974 |
17 | Spain | ▼ 0.971 |
18 | Slovenia | ▼ 0.969 |
19= | Lithuania | ▲ 0.968 |
19= | United States | ▼ 0.968 |
21 | Kazakhstan | ▼ 0.966 |
22 | Italy | ▲ 0.965 |
23 | Estonia | ▼ 0.964 |
24 | Austria | ▼ 0.962 |
25 | Latvia | ▬ 0.961 |
26 | Hungary | ▲ 0.960 |
27 | Belarus | ▲ 0.958 |
28 | United Kingdom | ▼ 0.957 |
29 | Ukraine | ▲ 0.956 |
30 | Uruguay | ▲ 0.955 |
31 | Germany | ▲ 0.954 |
32 | Poland | ▲ 0.952 |
33 | Japan | ▲ 0.949 |
34 | Israel | ▼ 0.947 |
35 | Argentina | ▼ 0.946 |
36 | Barbados | ▼ 0.940 |
37 | Guyana | ▼ 0.939 |
38 | Czech Republic | ▲ 0.938 |
39 | Switzerland | ▼ 0.936 |
40 | Russia | ▼ 0.933 |
41 | Bulgaria | ▲ 0.930 |
42 | Slovakia | ▲ 0.928 |
43 | Portugal | ▲ 0.927 |
44 | Tonga | ▼ 0.920 |
45 | Kyrgyzstan | ▲ 0.919 |
46 | Chile | ▲ 0.918 |
47 | Croatia | ▲ 0.915 |
48 | Romania | ▲ 0.914 |
49 | Mongolia | ▲ 0.913 |
50 | Cyprus | ▼ 0.909 |
51 | Georgia | ▼ 0.909 |
52 | Turkmenistan | ▲ 0.907 |
53 | Samoa | ▲ 0.905 |
54 | Armenia | ▲ 0.903 |
55 | Moldova | ▲ 0.900 |
56 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | ▬ 0.896 |
57 | Saint Lucia | ▲ 0.896 |
58 | Tajikistan | ▬ 0.896 |
59 | Libya | ▲ 0.894 |
60 | Brunei | ▲ 0.892 |
61= | Montenegro | 0.891 |
61= | Serbia | 0.891 |
63= | Bahrain | ▲ 0.890 |
63= | Uzbekistan | ▼ 0.890 |
65 | Brazil | ▲ 0.888 |
66= | Panama | ▲ 0.887 |
66= | Philippines | ▼ 0.887 |
68= | Albania | ▼ 0.886 |
68= | Seychelles | ▬ 0.886 |
68= | Thailand | ▲ 0.886 |
68= | Venezuela | ▲ 0.886 |
72= | Bolivia | ▲ 0.885 |
72= | Peru | ▲ 0.885 |
74= | Grenada | ▬ 0.884 |
74= | Maldives | ▲ 0.884 |
74= | Palestine | ▼ 0.884 |
77 | Costa Rica | ▲ 0.882 |
78 | Azerbaijan | ▼ 0.881 |
79= | Malta | ▲ 0.880 |
79= | Jordan | ▬ 0.880 |
81= | Hong Kong | ▼ 0.879 |
81= | Republic of Macedonia | ▲ 0.879 |
81= | Mexico | ▲ 0.879 |
84 | Bahamas | ▲ 0.878 |
85 | Ecuador | ▲ 0.877 |
86 | Colombia | ▲ 0.875 |
87 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | ▬ 0.874 |
88 | Fiji | ▲ 0.868 |
89= | Kuwait | ▼ 0.864 |
89= | Paraguay | ▲ 0.864 |
91 | Trinidad and Tobago | ▼ 0.861 |
92 | People's Republic of China | ▲ 0.849 |
93= | Dominica | ▼ 0.848 |
93= | Malaysia | ▲ 0.848 |
95= | Suriname | ▼ 0.848 |
96 | Lebanon | ▼ 0.845 |
97 | Singapore | ▼ 0.843 |
98 | South Africa | ▲ 0.840 |
99 | Gabon | ▲ 0.838 |
100 | Dominican Republic | ▲ 0.837 |
101 | Mauritius | ▲ 0.836 |
102= | Indonesia | ▲ 0.834 |
102= | Sri Lanka | ▲ 0.834 |
104 | Jamaica | ▲ 0.830 |
105 | Turkey | ▲ 0.824 |
106 | United Arab Emirates | ▲ 0.818 |
107 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ▬ 0.817 |
108 | Saudi Arabia | ▲ 0.815 |
109 | Vietnam | ▼ 0.810 |
110 | Namibia | ▲ 0.808 |
111 | Sao Tome and Principe | ▲ 0.805 |
112 | Iran | ▲ 0.804 |
113 | Honduras | ▲ 0.800 |
114 | El Salvador | ▲ 0.798 |
115= | Cape Verde | ▲ 0.787 |
115= | Equatorial Guinea | ▲ 0.787 |
115= | Burma | ▲ 0.787 |
115= | Oman | ▲ 0.787 |
119 | Botswana | ▲ 0.783 |
120 | Nicaragua | ▲ 0.774 |
121= | Congo | ▲ 0.769 |
121= | Syria | ▲ 0.769 |
123 | Tunisia | ▲ 0.766 |
124 | Belize | ▼ 0.762 |
125 | Lesotho | ▼ 0.753 |
126 | Algeria | ▲ 0.743 |
127= | Egypt | ▼ 0.731 |
127= | Swaziland | ▲ 0.731 |
128 | Vanuatu | ▲ 0.723 |
129 | Guatemala | ▲ 0.709 |
130 | Cambodia | ▲ 0.700 |
131 | Uganda | ▲ 0.692 |
132 | Kenya | ▼ 0.690 |
133 | Laos | ▲ 0.682 |
134 | Malawi | ▲ 0.679 |
135 | Solomon Islands | ▼ 0.676 |
136 | Madagascar | ▲ 0.671 |
137 | Pakistan | ▲ 0.665 |
138 | Zambia | ▲ 0.664 |
139 | Tanzania | ▲ 0.661 |
140 | Comoros | ▲ 0.659 |
141 | Nigeria | ▬ 0.648 |
142 | India | ▲ 0.638 |
143 | Cameroon | ▼ 0.622 |
144 | Yemen | ▲ 0.619 |
145 | Rwanda | ▲ 0.607 |
146 | Ghana | ▲ 0.605 |
147 | Haiti | ▲ 0.578 |
148 | Nepal | ▲ 0.571 |
149 | Morocco | ▲ 0.563 |
150 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | ▼ 0.559 |
151 | Liberia | ▬ 0.555 |
152 | Djibouti | ▲ 0.554 |
153 | Bhutan | ▲ 0.553 |
154 | Burundi | ▲ 0.546 |
155 | East Timor | ▼ 0.545 |
156 | Togo | ▲ 0.543 |
157 | Guinea-Bissau | ▲ 0.541 |
158 | Sudan | ▲ 0.539 |
159 | Mauritania | ▲ 0.537 |
160 | Angola | ▬ 0.535 |
161 | Bangladesh | ▲ 0.524 |
162 | Papua New Guinea | ▬ 0.518 |
163 | Eritrea | ▼ 0.514 |
164 | Mozambique | ▲ 0.474 |
165 | Côte d'Ivoire | ▼ 0.450 |
166 | Benin | ▲ 0.440 |
167 | Gambia | ▼ 0.439 |
168 | Central African Republic | ▼ 0.419 |
169 | Senegal | ▲ 0.417 |
170 | Sierra Leone | ▲ 0.396 |
171 | Ethiopia | ▲ 0.390 |
172 | Guinea | ▲ 0.361 |
173 | Mali | ▲ 0.300 |
174 | Chad | ▼ 0.293 |
175 | Niger | ▲ 0.286 |
176 | Burkina Faso | ▼ 0.274 |