Colombia vs Vietnam: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Colombia

9.03 years

in 2023

Vietnam

8.98 years

in 2023

Colombia rank

110th

Vietnam rank

112th

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

Colombia currently reports 9.03 years against 8.98 years in Vietnam, a difference of 0.0516 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 110th and Vietnam ranks 112th 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.