Eswatini vs Kenya: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Eswatini

8.69 years

in 2023

Kenya

8.62 years

in 2023

Eswatini rank

120th

Kenya rank

121st

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

Eswatini currently reports 8.69 years against 8.62 years in Kenya, a difference of 0.0605 years.

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

Eswatini ranks 120th and Kenya ranks 121st 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.