Democratic Republic of Congo vs Zambia: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Democratic Republic of Congo

7.38 years

in 2023

Zambia

7.4 years

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

137th

Zambia rank

136th

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

Zambia currently reports 7.4 years against 7.38 years in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0188 years.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 137th and Zambia ranks 136th 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.