Laos vs Tanzania: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Laos

6.06 years

in 2023

Tanzania

6.07 years

in 2023

Laos rank

154th

Tanzania rank

153rd

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

Tanzania currently reports 6.07 years against 6.06 years in Laos, a difference of 0.0051 years.

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

Laos ranks 154th and Tanzania ranks 153rd 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.