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 August 09, 2022, 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 August 09, 2022. 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: August 09, 2022. 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/
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