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.
43 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked highest to lowest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.
1Eswatini (Kingdom of)Medium15.2 yrs2NepalMedium13.8 yrs3ComorosMedium13.3 yrs4Timor-LesteMedium13.3 yrs5BhutanMedium13.2 yrs6TogoMedium13.1 yrs7Palestine, State ofMedium13 yrs8IndiaMedium13 yrs9Sao Tome and PrincipeMedium12.9 yrs10CongoMedium12.7 yrs11RwandaMedium12.6 yrs12Equatorial GuineaMedium12.5 yrs13TuvaluMedium12.4 yrs14IraqMedium12.4 yrs15BangladeshMedium12.3 yrs16AngolaMedium12.2 yrs17KiribatiMedium11.9 yrs18VanuatuMedium11.8 yrs19NamibiaMedium11.8 yrs20UgandaMedium11.6 yrs21Micronesia (Federated States of)Medium11.5 yrs22Papua New GuineaMedium11.5 yrs23MyanmarMedium11.5 yrs24KenyaMedium11.5 yrs25GhanaMedium11.4 yrs26Côte d'IvoireMedium11.4 yrs27Cabo VerdeMedium11.4 yrs28Solomon IslandsMedium11.3 yrs29CambodiaMedium11.2 yrs30El SalvadorMedium11.1 yrs31ZimbabweMedium11.1 yrs32ZambiaMedium11 yrs33LesothoMedium11 yrs34HaitiMedium10.9 yrs35TajikistanMedium10.8 yrs36CameroonMedium10.8 yrs37GuatemalaMedium10.7 yrs38NigeriaMedium10.5 yrs39HondurasMedium10.2 yrs40Lao People's Democratic RepublicMedium9.6 yrs41Tanzania (United Republic of)Medium8.6 yrs42MauritaniaMedium7.9 yrs43Syrian Arab RepublicMedium7.4 yrs