Bangladesh vs Ghana: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Bangladesh

6.79 years

in 2023

Ghana

7.11 years

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

144th

Ghana rank

142nd

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

Ghana currently reports 7.11 years against 6.79 years in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.3172 years.

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

Bangladesh ranks 144th and Ghana ranks 142nd 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.