Indicators / Mean years of schooling
Mean years of schooling
Average number of years of education actually completed by adults aged 25 and older.
21 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked highest to lowest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.
1ZimbabweMedium8.9 yrs2Eswatini (Kingdom of)Medium8.7 yrs3KenyaMedium8.6 yrs4CongoMedium8.3 yrs5Equatorial GuineaMedium8.3 yrs6LesothoMedium7.7 yrs7NigeriaMedium7.6 yrs8ZambiaMedium7.4 yrs9NamibiaMedium7.3 yrs10GhanaMedium7.1 yrs11CameroonMedium6.6 yrs12UgandaMedium6.3 yrs13Cabo VerdeMedium6.1 yrs14Tanzania (United Republic of)Medium6.1 yrs15ComorosMedium6 yrs16Sao Tome and PrincipeMedium6 yrs17AngolaMedium6 yrs18TogoMedium5.9 yrs19RwandaMedium4.9 yrs20Côte d'IvoireMedium4.9 yrs21MauritaniaMedium4.9 yrs