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 and gender in 2016. While the average number of years in education for Hindu men was 6.9, the corresponding figure for Hindu women was 4.2 years.
Average number of years of schooling worldwide, by religion and gender in 2016
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Pew Research Center. (December 13, 2016). Average number of years of schooling worldwide, by religion and gender in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/694500/world-religions-average-years-of-schooling-by-gender/
Pew Research Center. "Average number of years of schooling worldwide, by religion and gender in 2016." Chart. December 13, 2016. Statista. Accessed October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/694500/world-religions-average-years-of-schooling-by-gender/
Pew Research Center. (2016). Average number of years of schooling worldwide, by religion and gender in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/694500/world-religions-average-years-of-schooling-by-gender/
Pew Research Center. "Average Number of Years of Schooling Worldwide, by Religion and Gender in 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/694500/world-religions-average-years-of-schooling-by-gender/
Pew Research Center, Average number of years of schooling worldwide, by religion and gender in 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/694500/world-religions-average-years-of-schooling-by-gender/ (last visited October 04, 2023)
Average number of years of schooling worldwide, by religion and gender in 2016 [Graph], Pew Research Center, December 13, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/694500/world-religions-average-years-of-schooling-by-gender/