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Expected years of schooling vs. GDP per capita, 2017

Expected years of schooling are the number of years a child of school entrance age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist
throughout the child’s years of schooling.

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

Source: UNDP, HDR (2018), Data compiled from multiple sources by World Bank

Note: 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.