This statistic shows the average number of years of formal education adults over the age of 25 around the world had completed, by world religion in 2016. Those belonging to the Jewish faith had the highest average number of years of education spending an average of 13.4 years in school.
Average number of years of schooling worldwide, by religion in 2016
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Pew Research Center. (December 13, 2016). Average number of years of schooling worldwide, by religion in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/694480/world-religions-average-years-of-schooling/
Pew Research Center. "Average number of years of schooling worldwide, by religion in 2016." Chart. December 13, 2016. Statista. Accessed October 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/694480/world-religions-average-years-of-schooling/
Pew Research Center. (2016). Average number of years of schooling worldwide, by religion in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/694480/world-religions-average-years-of-schooling/
Pew Research Center. "Average Number of Years of Schooling Worldwide, by Religion in 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/694480/world-religions-average-years-of-schooling/
Pew Research Center, Average number of years of schooling worldwide, by religion in 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/694480/world-religions-average-years-of-schooling/ (last visited October 01, 2023)
Average number of years of schooling worldwide, by religion in 2016 [Graph], Pew Research Center, December 13, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/694480/world-religions-average-years-of-schooling/