Which has higher average years of schooling, Afghanistan or Haiti?

Haiti, at 5.95 years against 5.69 years in Afghanistan as of 2020.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Haiti?

31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Haiti: Average years of schooling

Afghanistan

5.69 years

in 2020

Haiti

5.95 years

in 2020

Afghanistan rank

101st

Haiti rank

98th

Average years of schooling over time

Afghanistan
Haiti

How they compare

Haiti currently reports 5.95 years against 5.69 years in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.26 years.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Haiti has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 101st and Haiti ranks 98th of 111 countries.

Haiti has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Haiti	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.01 years	0.01 years	0 years	—
1880s	0.01 years	0.01 years	0 years	—
1890s	0.01 years	0.01 years	0 years	—
1900s	0.01 years	0.17 years	0.16 years	Haiti
1910s	0.015 years	0.245 years	0.23 years	Haiti
1920s	0.035 years	0.325 years	0.29 years	Haiti
1930s	0.045 years	0.475 years	0.43 years	Haiti
1940s	0.21 years	0.745 years	0.535 years	Haiti
1950s	0.3 years	0.64 years	0.34 years	Haiti
1960s	0.415 years	0.91 years	0.495 years	Haiti
1970s	0.845 years	1.39 years	0.545 years	Haiti
1980s	1.51 years	2.56 years	1.05 years	Haiti
1990s	2.23 years	3.81 years	1.58 years	Haiti
2000s	3.17 years	4.67 years	1.5 years	Haiti
2010s	4.37 years	5.33 years	0.965 years	Haiti
2020s	5.69 years	5.95 years	0.26 years	Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Afghanistan or Haiti?: Haiti, at 5.95 years against 5.69 years in Afghanistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Afghanistan and Haiti?: 0.26 years, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Haiti?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Haiti rank globally for average years of schooling?: Afghanistan ranks 101st and Haiti ranks 98th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Average years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.