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

Brazil

8.43 years

in 2023

Congo

8.32 years

in 2023

Brazil rank

124th

Congo rank

125th

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

Brazil currently reports 8.43 years against 8.32 years in Congo, a difference of 0.1027 years.

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

Brazil ranks 124th and Congo ranks 125th 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.