K12 Academics Resource Library

Country Education Guides

Clear, plain-English guides to how education works around the world — school structure, compulsory ages, exams, higher education, and what it takes to study there from abroad.

195countries covered
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World Data & Atlases

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↓ Education Systems Africa↓ Education Systems Americas↓ Education Systems Asia↓ Education Systems Europe↓ Education Systems Middle East↓ Education Systems Oceania↓ World Education Atlas↓ World Literacy Atlas↓ World Years of Schooling Atlas↓ International Assessment Atlas (PISA)↓ Top Universities by Country

Africa

54

From Egypt and Morocco to South Africa and Nigeria — 54 systems across the continent.

Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Comoros Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Republic of the Congo Rwanda Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan São Tomé and Príncipe Tanzania The Gambia Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

Americas

35

North, Central, South America and the Caribbean — 35 countries.

Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Barbados Belize Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname The Bahamas Trinidad and Tobago United States Uruguay Venezuela

Asia

33

East, South, Southeast and Central Asia — 33 education systems.

Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Georgia India Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Laos Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal North Korea Pakistan Philippines Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Taiwan Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Vietnam

Europe

45

45 systems, from the Nordic model to the Mediterranean and the Balkans.

Albania Andorra Austria Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom Vatican City

Middle East

14

14 countries across the Gulf, the Levant and beyond.

Bahrain Iran Iraq Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria Turkey United Arab Emirates Yemen

Oceania

14

Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific island nations — 14 systems.

Australia Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
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Accreditation & Quality

Accreditation & quality assurance in Index

Every country oversees its own schools and universities through its education ministry or a national quality-assurance agency. To confirm that a specific Index institution is recognized — and to understand how a Index qualification is recognized in the U.S. and worldwide — start with the resources below.

Country quality-assurance agencies → accreditation guideUsing a degree from Index abroad → credential recognitionVerify a university (WHED) ↗ whed.net