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

Madagascar

4.59 years

in 2023

Pakistan

4.32 years

in 2023

Madagascar rank

174th

Pakistan rank

177th

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

Madagascar currently reports 4.59 years against 4.32 years in Pakistan, a difference of 0.2755 years.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 174th and Pakistan ranks 177th 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.