Afghanistan vs Yemen: Average years of schooling
Afghanistan
5.69 years
in 2020
Yemen
5.56 years
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
101st
Yemen rank
102nd
Average years of schooling over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 5.69 years against 5.56 years in Yemen, a difference of 0.13 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Yemen ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 101st and Yemen ranks 102nd of 111 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Yemen | 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 | 0.01 years | 0 years | — |
| 1910s | 0.015 years | 0.01 years | 0.005 years | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 0.035 years | 0.01 years | 0.025 years | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 0.045 years | 0.02 years | 0.025 years | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 0.21 years | 0.02 years | 0.19 years | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0.3 years | 0.03 years | 0.27 years | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.415 years | 0.05 years | 0.365 years | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.845 years | 0.075 years | 0.77 years | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 1.51 years | 0.445 years | 1.06 years | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 2.23 years | 1.51 years | 0.72 years | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 3.17 years | 2.79 years | 0.39 years | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 4.37 years | 4.24 years | 0.13 years | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 5.69 years | 5.56 years | 0.13 years | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Afghanistan or Yemen?
- Afghanistan, at 5.69 years against 5.56 years in Yemen as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 0.13 years, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Afghanistan ranks 101st and Yemen ranks 102nd 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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About this data
Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.