Globally, schooling Jews have the most years Globally, of schooling Average years offormal schooling, by religion Jews 13.4 years
While there are big gaps in average education levels among different religious groups, these disparities have been narrowing in recent decades because those at the bottom made the biggest educational strides. A new Pew Research Center study, analyzing data from 151 countries, looks at education levels of Jews, Christians, Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims and religiously unaffiliated adults ages 25 and older. The demographic study also examines changes in educational attainment over three recent generations.
When measured by years of formal schooling, Jews have the highest average educational attainment, while Muslims and Hindus have the lowest. Christians have the second highest average years of schooling, followed by religiously unaffiliated adults and then Buddhists.
Globally, schooling Jews have the most years  | Globally, of schooling  | Average years offormal schooling, by religion  | Jews 13.4 years  | Christians  | 9 3  | Unaffiliated  | 8.8  | Buddhists 7.9  | Muslims 5.6  | 7.7 years  | Global years average  | Hindus 5.6  | Note: Adults ages 25 years fand older as of2010  | (or latestyear ava lila ble).  | Source: latestyear Pew Research Center ana lysis. See Methodology  | for more deta ails  | *Religion and Education Around the World"  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 