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

Benin

3.19 years

in 2023

Guinea

2.49 years

in 2023

Benin rank

184th

Guinea rank

187th

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

Benin currently reports 3.19 years against 2.49 years in Guinea, a difference of 0.7079 years.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.3 times Guinea's.

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

Benin ranks 184th and Guinea ranks 187th 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.