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

Bangladesh

6.79 years

in 2023

Myanmar

6.38 years

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

144th

Myanmar rank

147th

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

Bangladesh currently reports 6.79 years against 6.38 years in Myanmar, a difference of 0.41 years.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 144th and Myanmar ranks 147th 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.