Iraq vs Uganda: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Iraq

6.78 years

in 2023

Uganda

6.32 years

in 2023

Iraq rank

145th

Uganda rank

148th

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

Iraq currently reports 6.78 years against 6.32 years in Uganda, a difference of 0.4564 years.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 145th and Uganda ranks 148th 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.