Indicators / Expected years of schooling
Expected years of schooling
Years of schooling a child entering school today could expect to receive, given current enrollment patterns.
21 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked highest to lowest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.
1Eswatini (Kingdom of)Medium15.2 yrs2ComorosMedium13.3 yrs3TogoMedium13.1 yrs4Sao Tome and PrincipeMedium12.9 yrs5CongoMedium12.7 yrs6RwandaMedium12.6 yrs7Equatorial GuineaMedium12.5 yrs8AngolaMedium12.2 yrs9NamibiaMedium11.8 yrs10UgandaMedium11.6 yrs11KenyaMedium11.5 yrs12GhanaMedium11.4 yrs13Côte d'IvoireMedium11.4 yrs14Cabo VerdeMedium11.4 yrs15ZimbabweMedium11.1 yrs16ZambiaMedium11 yrs17LesothoMedium11 yrs18CameroonMedium10.8 yrs19NigeriaMedium10.5 yrs20Tanzania (United Republic of)Medium8.6 yrs21MauritaniaMedium7.9 yrs