Gambia vs Madagascar: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Gambia

4.67 years

in 2023

Madagascar

4.59 years

in 2023

Gambia rank

173rd

Madagascar rank

174th

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

Gambia currently reports 4.67 years against 4.59 years in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0822 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Madagascar ahead.

Gambia ranks 173rd and Madagascar ranks 174th 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.