Cape Verde vs East Timor: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Cape Verde

6.09 years

in 2023

East Timor

6.23 years

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

152nd

East Timor rank

149th

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

East Timor currently reports 6.23 years against 6.09 years in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.1365 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 East Timor ranks 149th 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.