Burkina Faso vs Niger: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Burkina Faso

2.27 years

in 2023

Niger

1.41 years

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

190th

Niger rank

192nd

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

Burkina Faso currently reports 2.27 years against 1.41 years in Niger, a difference of 0.8543 years.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.6 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Niger ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 190th and Niger ranks 192nd 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.