Afghanistan vs Burundi: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Afghanistan
2.51 years
in 2023
Burundi
3.47 years
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
186th
Burundi rank
183rd

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Burundi
123199020062023

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 3.47 years against 2.51 years in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.9591 years.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.4 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burundi ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 186th and Burundi ranks 183rd of 192 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit
years
Source
UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.