Definición: Average number of completed years of education of a country’s population aged 25 years and older, excluding years spent repeating individual grades.
The highest ISCED level of education an individual has successfully completed. This is usually measured with respect to the highest educational programme successfully completed which is typically certified by a recognized qualification. Recognized intermediate qualifications are classified at a lower level than the programme itself.
Source: Average years of schooling: Mainly national population census; household and/or labor force surveys.
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