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

Bangladesh

6.79 years

in 2023

India

6.88 years

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

144th

India rank

143rd

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

India currently reports 6.88 years against 6.79 years in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.09 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 144th and India ranks 143rd 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.