Central African Republic vs Guinea-Bissau: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Central African Republic

3.99 years

in 2023

Guinea-Bissau

3.67 years

in 2023

Central African Republic rank

178th

Guinea-Bissau rank

181st

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

Central African Republic currently reports 3.99 years against 3.67 years in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.3164 years.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Central African Republic has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 178th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 181st 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.