Benin vs Burundi: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Benin

3.19 years

in 2023

Burundi

3.47 years

in 2023

Benin rank

184th

Burundi rank

183rd

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

Burundi currently reports 3.47 years against 3.19 years in Benin, a difference of 0.2797 years.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

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

Benin ranks 184th and Burundi ranks 183rd 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.