Democratic Republic of Congo vs Namibia: Average years of schooling among adults

Democratic Republic of Congo

7.38 years

in 2023

Namibia

7.27 years

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

137th

Namibia rank

140th

Average years of schooling among adults over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 7.38 years against 7.27 years in Namibia, a difference of 0.1054 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 137th and Namibia ranks 140th of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling among adults
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.