Indicators / Mean years of schooling
Mean years of schooling
Average number of years of education actually completed by adults aged 25 and older.
46 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked highest to lowest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.
1South AfricaHigh11.6 yrs2SeychellesVery High11.2 yrs3BotswanaHigh10.5 yrs4MauritiusVery High10.1 yrs5GabonHigh9.7 yrs6ZimbabweMedium8.9 yrs7Eswatini (Kingdom of)Medium8.7 yrs8KenyaMedium8.6 yrs9CongoMedium8.3 yrs10Equatorial GuineaMedium8.3 yrs11LesothoMedium7.7 yrs12NigeriaMedium7.6 yrs13ZambiaMedium7.4 yrs14Congo (Democratic Republic of the)Low7.4 yrs15NamibiaMedium7.3 yrs16GhanaMedium7.1 yrs17CameroonMedium6.6 yrs18UgandaMedium6.3 yrs19LiberiaLow6.2 yrs20Cabo VerdeMedium6.1 yrs21Tanzania (United Republic of)Medium6.1 yrs22ComorosMedium6 yrs23Sao Tome and PrincipeMedium6 yrs24AngolaMedium6 yrs25TogoMedium5.9 yrs26South SudanLow5.7 yrs27MalawiLow5.2 yrs28EritreaLow5.1 yrs29RwandaMedium4.9 yrs30Côte d'IvoireMedium4.9 yrs31MauritaniaMedium4.9 yrs32GambiaLow4.7 yrs33MadagascarLow4.6 yrs34MozambiqueLow4.6 yrs35Central African RepublicLow4 yrs36Guinea-BissauLow3.7 yrs37Sierra LeoneLow3.5 yrs38BurundiLow3.5 yrs39BeninLow3.2 yrs40SenegalLow2.9 yrs41GuineaLow2.5 yrs42EthiopiaLow2.4 yrs43ChadLow2.3 yrs44Burkina FasoLow2.3 yrs45MaliLow1.6 yrs46NigerLow1.4 yrs