{"id":6631,"date":"2016-12-13T10:07:45","date_gmt":"2016-12-13T15:07:45","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-02-19T16:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T21:34:09","slug":"educational-attainment","status":"publish","type":"feature","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/feature\/educational-attainment\/","title":{"rendered":"Educational Attainment of Religious Groups by Country"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are important differences in educational attainment among religious groups living in the same region &#8212; or even the same country.&nbsp;The table below details the estimated educational attainment of Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Jews and religiously unaffiliated adults ages 25 and older in 151 countries as of 2010 (or the latest year available). See our report, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2016\/12\/13\/religion-and-education-around-the-world\/\">Religion and Education Around the World<\/a>,\u201d for more information on these estimates. You also can <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/12\/12164738\/Pew-Research-Center-Estimates-of-Education-by-Religious-Group.xlsx\">download detailed data<\/a>, including breakdowns by generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click the symbol next to each country name to see values by gender.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-prc-interactive-educational-attainment\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-interactive\/educational-attainment\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.onInit\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.onResize\"><div id=\"controls\">\n\t<select\n\t\tid=\"educationDropdown\"\n\t\tdata-wp-on--change=\"actions.onDropdownChange\"\n\t>\n\t\t<option value=\"MYS\">Average years of schooling<\/option>\n\t\t<option value=\"None\">% with no formal schooling<\/option>\n\t\t<option value=\"Primary\">% with primary schooling only<\/option>\n\t\t<option value=\"Secondary\">% with secondary schooling<\/option>\n\t\t<option value=\"Higher\">% 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