education: education data
In jrnold/bps5data: Datasets from The Basic Practice of Statistics, 5th ed.

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Dataset education The Basic Practice of Statistics, 5th edition.

1	data("education")

\Sexpr[results=rd]{bps5data:::doc_data("education", variables = FALSE)}

Country: Country
Total: Years of education children can expect to receive.
Men: Years of education men can expect to receive.
Women: Years of education women can expect to receive.

Years of education a child can expect to receive in 177 countries. That is, the data reflect enrollment patterns for children rather than actual education attainment for current adults. For men, women, and overall. From the United Nations Statistics Division, at unstats.un.org

http://bcs.whfreeman.com/bps5e/content/cat_110/bps5e_large_datasets.zip

Moore, David S. 2009. The Basic Practice of Statistics. 5th edition. New York: W. H. Freeman.

Other large datasets from BPS 5th ed.: bliss; call; class; concept; floridavote; foodsafety; income; literacy; newt; reading; verizon