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Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita, 2017

Average number of years the population older than 25 participated in formal education. GDP per capita is measured in constant international-$. This means it is
adjusted for price differences between countries and adjusted for inflation to allow comparisons between countries and over time.

GDP per capita (int.-$)$1,000$10,000$100,000$2,000$5,000$20,000$50,000AverageyearsofschoolingChinaChinaIndiaIndiaUnited StatesUnited StatesPakistanPakistanRussiaRussiaJapanJapanMexicoMexicoEthiopiaEthiopiaPhilippinesPhilippinesEgyptEgyptMozambiqueMozambiqueNepalNepalHaitiHaitiBurundiBurundiQatarQatarAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America

Source: Lee-Lee (2016), Barro-Lee (2018) and UNDP, HDR (2018), Data compiled from multiple sources by World Bank