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Democratic Republic of Congo vs El Salvador: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Democratic Republic of Congo
7.38 years
in 2023
El Salvador
7.3 years
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
137th
El Salvador rank
139th

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • El Salvador
02468199020062023

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 7.38 years against 7.3 years in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0786 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 137th and El Salvador ranks 139th of 192 countries.

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About this data

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

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.