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

Afghanistan

2.51 years

in 2023

Ethiopia

2.4 years

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

186th

Ethiopia rank

188th

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

Afghanistan currently reports 2.51 years against 2.4 years in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.1122 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 186th and Ethiopia ranks 188th of 192 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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