Cambodia vs Rwanda: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Cambodia

5.2 years

in 2023

Rwanda

4.88 years

in 2023

Cambodia rank

167th

Rwanda rank

170th

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

Cambodia currently reports 5.2 years against 4.88 years in Rwanda, a difference of 0.3171 years.

That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 167th and Rwanda ranks 170th 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.