What is the difference in average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling between Central African Republic and Pakistan?

0.33 years, with Pakistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Pakistan?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Central African Republic

3.99 years

in 2023

Pakistan

4.32 years

in 2023

Central African Republic rank

178th

Pakistan rank

177th

Pakistan currently reports 4.32 years against 3.99 years in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.33 years.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 178th and Pakistan ranks 177th of 192 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Decade	Central African Republic	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.18 years	2.77 years	0.586 years	Pakistan
2000s	2.9 years	4.19 years	1.29 years	Pakistan
2010s	3.68 years	4.92 years	1.24 years	Pakistan
2020s	3.98 years	4.34 years	0.3642 years	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling, Central African Republic or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 4.32 years against 3.99 years in Central African Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling between Central African Republic and Pakistan?: 0.33 years, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Pakistan?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and Pakistan rank globally for average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling?: Central African Republic ranks 178th and Pakistan ranks 177th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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.