Nigeria vs Tunisia: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Nigeria

7.59 years

in 2023

Tunisia

7.59 years

in 2023

Nigeria rank

131st

Tunisia rank

130th

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

Tunisia currently reports 7.59 years against 7.59 years in Nigeria, a difference of 0.009 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tunisia ahead.

Nigeria ranks 131st and Tunisia ranks 130th 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.