Which has higher average years of schooling, Albania or Mauritius?

Mauritius, at 10.4 years against 10.32 years in Albania as of 2020.

What is the difference in average years of schooling between Albania and Mauritius?

0.08 years, with Mauritius ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Mauritius?

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.

Albania vs Mauritius: Average years of schooling

Albania

10.32 years

in 2020

Mauritius

10.4 years

in 2020

Albania rank

46th

Mauritius rank

43rd

Average years of schooling over time

Albania
Mauritius

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 10.4 years against 10.32 years in Albania, a difference of 0.08 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Mauritius ahead.

Albania ranks 46th and Mauritius ranks 43rd of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 6 and Mauritius in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	Mauritius	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.025 years	0.21 years	0.185 years	Mauritius
1880s	0.035 years	0.34 years	0.305 years	Mauritius
1890s	0.055 years	0.54 years	0.485 years	Mauritius
1900s	0.09 years	1.18 years	1.08 years	Mauritius
1910s	0.195 years	1.55 years	1.36 years	Mauritius
1920s	0.435 years	1.85 years	1.42 years	Mauritius
1930s	0.755 years	2.18 years	1.42 years	Mauritius
1940s	1.44 years	2.35 years	0.915 years	Mauritius
1950s	2.84 years	2.72 years	0.12 years	Albania
1960s	3.43 years	3.95 years	0.52 years	Mauritius
1970s	5.2 years	5.08 years	0.12 years	Albania
1980s	7.44 years	5.8 years	1.63 years	Albania
1990s	8.57 years	6.96 years	1.61 years	Albania
2000s	10.09 years	7.62 years	2.47 years	Albania
2010s	10.21 years	9.67 years	0.545 years	Albania
2020s	10.32 years	10.4 years	0.08 years	Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Albania or Mauritius?: Mauritius, at 10.4 years against 10.32 years in Albania as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Albania and Mauritius?: 0.08 years, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Mauritius?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Albania and Mauritius rank globally for average years of schooling?: Albania ranks 46th and Mauritius ranks 43rd 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.