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

Gambia

4.67 years

in 2023

Nepal

4.5 years

in 2023

Gambia rank

173rd

Nepal rank

176th

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

Gambia currently reports 4.67 years against 4.5 years in Nepal, a difference of 0.171 years.

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

Gambia ranks 173rd and Nepal ranks 176th 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.