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.
46 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked highest to lowest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.
1SeychellesVery High18.2 yrs2Eswatini (Kingdom of)Medium15.2 yrs3MauritiusVery High14.2 yrs4South AfricaHigh13.8 yrs5ComorosMedium13.3 yrs6TogoMedium13.1 yrs7Sao Tome and PrincipeMedium12.9 yrs8CongoMedium12.7 yrs9RwandaMedium12.6 yrs10Equatorial GuineaMedium12.5 yrs11GabonHigh12.5 yrs12AngolaMedium12.2 yrs13NamibiaMedium11.8 yrs14UgandaMedium11.6 yrs15KenyaMedium11.5 yrs16BotswanaHigh11.4 yrs17GhanaMedium11.4 yrs18Côte d'IvoireMedium11.4 yrs19Cabo VerdeMedium11.4 yrs20ZimbabweMedium11.1 yrs21ZambiaMedium11 yrs22LesothoMedium11 yrs23Congo (Democratic Republic of the)Low10.9 yrs24MozambiqueLow10.8 yrs25CameroonMedium10.8 yrs26Guinea-BissauLow10.6 yrs27NigeriaMedium10.5 yrs28LiberiaLow10.5 yrs29BeninLow10.4 yrs30GuineaLow10.4 yrs31MalawiLow9.9 yrs32BurundiLow9.8 yrs33EthiopiaLow9.2 yrs34SenegalLow9.1 yrs35Sierra LeoneLow9.1 yrs36MadagascarLow9.1 yrs37GambiaLow9 yrs38Burkina FasoLow8.7 yrs39Tanzania (United Republic of)Medium8.6 yrs40ChadLow8.3 yrs41NigerLow8.3 yrs42MauritaniaMedium7.9 yrs43Central African RepublicLow7.4 yrs44EritreaLow7.3 yrs45MaliLow7 yrs46South SudanLow5.6 yrs