Brazil vs China: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Brazil

8.43 years

in 2023

China

8.04 years

in 2023

Brazil rank

124th

China rank

127th

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

Brazil currently reports 8.43 years against 8.04 years in China, a difference of 0.3892 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.

Brazil ranks 124th and China ranks 127th 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.