Spain vs Sri Lanka: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Spain

10.76 years

in 2023

Sri Lanka

10.77 years

in 2023

Spain rank

80th

Sri Lanka rank

77th

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

Sri Lanka currently reports 10.77 years against 10.76 years in Spain, a difference of 0.0139 years.

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

Spain ranks 80th and Sri Lanka ranks 77th 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.