Jews are the world’s most educated religious group, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center.
The study, published Tuesday, found that Jews worldwide have an average of four years’ more education than others.
Jewish women in the 25 to 34 age group have an average of more than 14 years of formal schooling, with nearly 70 percent also having attended higher education. Jewish men in the same age group have an average of 13.4 years of formal schooling, with 57 percent having also had some higher education.
American Jews have the highest rate of higher education, at 75 percent, and an average of 14.7 years of education. Jewish Israelis averaged 12 years of education, with 46 percent also attending higher education.
The next-most educated religious group is the Christians, who average about nine years of education.
The global average is less than eight years, with Muslims and Hindus rating as the least educated with each having about 5 and a half years of formal education.
