Algeria vs Kuwait: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Algeria

7.42 years

in 2023

Kuwait

7.57 years

in 2023

Algeria rank

134th

Kuwait rank

132nd

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

Kuwait currently reports 7.57 years against 7.42 years in Algeria, a difference of 0.1496 years.

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

Algeria ranks 134th and Kuwait ranks 132nd 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.