Cape Verde vs Liberia: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Cape Verde

6.09 years

in 2023

Liberia

6.17 years

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

152nd

Liberia rank

151st

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

Liberia currently reports 6.17 years against 6.09 years in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0798 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 152nd and Liberia ranks 151st 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.