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Mean years education of men aged 20+
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
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| Total | 3.23 | 3.30 | 3.36 | 3.43 | 3.50 | 3.56 | 3.63 | 3.69 | 3.76 | 3.91 | 4.07 | 4.22 | 4.38 | 4.53 | 4.64 | 4.76 | 4.87 | 4.99 | 5.10 | 5.19 | 5.28 | 5.38 | 5.47 | 5.56 | 5.65 | 5.74 | 5.84 | ||
| Urban | 6.90 | 6.89 | 6.89 | 6.89 | 6.89 | 6.89 | 6.88 | 6.88 | 6.88 | 6.90 | 6.93 | 6.95 | 6.98 | 7.00 | 7.07 | 7.13 | 7.20 | 7.26 | 7.33 | 7.11 | 6.89 | 6.68 | 6.46 | 6.24 | 6.02 | 5.80 | 5.59 | ||
| Rural | 2.89 | 2.94 | 3.00 | 3.06 | 3.12 | 3.18 | 3.23 | 3.29 | 3.35 | 3.47 | 3.60 | 3.72 | 3.85 | 3.97 | 4.11 | 4.25 | 4.39 | 4.53 | 4.67 | 4.62 | 4.57 | 4.53 | 4.48 | 4.43 | 4.38 | 4.33 | 4.29 | ||
| Poor | 2.77 | 2.84 | 2.90 | 2.96 | 3.02 | 3.08 | 3.15 | 3.21 | 3.27 | 3.33 | 3.39 | 3.46 | 3.52 | 3.58 | 3.52 | 3.46 | 3.40 | 3.34 | 3.28 | 3.37 | 3.46 | 3.55 | 3.64 | 3.73 | 3.82 | 3.91 | 4.00 | ||
| Nonpoor | 8.77 | 8.72 | 8.68 | 8.63 | 8.58 | 8.54 | 8.49 | 8.44 | 8.40 | 8.35 | 8.30 | 8.25 | 8.21 | 8.16 | 7.95 | 7.74 | 7.53 | 7.32 | 7.11 | 7.07 | 7.03 | 6.98 | 6.94 | 6.90 | 6.86 | 6.82 | 6.77 | ||
| Lowest 25% | 1.55 | 1.61 | 1.67 | 1.73 | 1.79 | 1.85 | 1.91 | 1.97 | 2.03 | 2.11 | 2.19 | 2.26 | 2.34 | 2.42 | 2.41 | 2.40 | 2.40 | 2.39 | 2.38 | 2.55 | 2.72 | 2.88 | 3.05 | 3.22 | 3.39 | 3.56 | 3.72 | ||
| Second 25% | 2.06 | 2.12 | 2.18 | 2.24 | 2.30 | 2.36 | 2.42 | 2.48 | 2.54 | 2.65 | 2.75 | 2.86 | 2.96 | 3.07 | 3.18 | 3.29 | 3.39 | 3.50 | 3.61 | 3.75 | 3.89 | 4.03 | 4.17 | 4.31 | 4.45 | 4.59 | 4.73 | ||
| Third 25% | 3.11 | 3.14 | 3.18 | 3.22 | 3.26 | 3.30 | 3.33 | 3.37 | 3.41 | 3.61 | 3.80 | 4.00 | 4.19 | 4.39 | 4.61 | 4.83 | 5.06 | 5.28 | 5.50 | 5.54 | 5.58 | 5.63 | 5.67 | 5.71 | 5.75 | 5.79 | 5.84 | ||
| Highest 25% | 5.75 | 5.83 | 5.92 | 6.00 | 6.08 | 6.17 | 6.25 | 6.34 | 6.42 | 6.66 | 6.90 | 7.13 | 7.37 | 7.61 | 7.72 | 7.83 | 7.95 | 8.06 | 8.17 | 8.18 | 8.19 | 8.20 | 8.21 | 8.22 | 8.23 | 8.24 | 8.25 | ||
| Central | 3.26 | 3.31 | 3.36 | 3.41 | 3.46 | 3.51 | 3.56 | 3.61 | 3.66 | 3.89 | 4.11 | 4.34 | 4.56 | 4.79 | 4.85 | 4.91 | 4.97 | 5.03 | 5.09 | 5.23 | 5.36 | 5.50 | 5.63 | 5.77 | 5.91 | 6.04 | 6.18 | ||
| Eastern | 3.89 | 3.90 | 3.92 | 3.94 | 3.96 | 3.98 | 3.99 | 4.01 | 4.03 | 4.09 | 4.14 | 4.20 | 4.25 | 4.31 | 4.53 | 4.75 | 4.96 | 5.18 | 5.40 | 5.43 | 5.45 | 5.48 | 5.50 | 5.53 | 5.56 | 5.58 | 5.61 | ||
| Far-western | 3.04 | 3.07 | 3.11 | 3.15 | 3.19 | 3.23 | 3.26 | 3.30 | 3.34 | 3.57 | 3.79 | 4.02 | 4.24 | 4.47 | 4.55 | 4.64 | 4.72 | 4.81 | 4.89 | 4.99 | 5.08 | 5.18 | 5.27 | 5.37 | 5.47 | 5.56 | 5.66 | ||
| Mid-western | 2.39 | 2.53 | 2.66 | 2.80 | 2.94 | 3.07 | 3.21 | 3.34 | 3.48 | 3.65 | 3.81 | 3.98 | 4.14 | 4.31 | 4.33 | 4.35 | 4.38 | 4.40 | 4.42 | 4.51 | 4.60 | 4.68 | 4.77 | 4.86 | 4.95 | 5.04 | 5.12 | ||
| Western | 2.99 | 3.12 | 3.24 | 3.36 | 3.48 | 3.60 | 3.73 | 3.85 | 3.97 | 4.07 | 4.17 | 4.28 | 4.38 | 4.48 | 4.63 | 4.78 | 4.92 | 5.07 | 5.22 | 5.31 | 5.40 | 5.50 | 5.59 | 5.68 | 5.77 | 5.86 | 5.96 | ||