Which has higher average years of schooling, Bangladesh or Honduras?

Honduras, at 7.51 years against 7.23 years in Bangladesh as of 2020.

What is the difference in average years of schooling between Bangladesh and Honduras?

0.28 years, with Honduras ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Honduras?

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.

Bangladesh vs Honduras: Average years of schooling

Bangladesh

7.23 years

in 2020

Honduras

7.51 years

in 2020

Bangladesh rank

85th

Honduras rank

83rd

Average years of schooling over time

Bangladesh
Honduras

How they compare

Honduras currently reports 7.51 years against 7.23 years in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.28 years.

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

Bangladesh ranks 85th and Honduras ranks 83rd of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Honduras	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.015 years	0.275 years	0.26 years	Honduras
1880s	0.025 years	0.415 years	0.39 years	Honduras
1890s	0.035 years	0.605 years	0.57 years	Honduras
1900s	0.13 years	0.85 years	0.72 years	Honduras
1910s	0.385 years	1.16 years	0.775 years	Honduras
1920s	0.46 years	1.54 years	1.08 years	Honduras
1930s	0.615 years	1.53 years	0.915 years	Honduras
1940s	0.8 years	1.54 years	0.745 years	Honduras
1950s	0.94 years	1.7 years	0.76 years	Honduras
1960s	1.15 years	2.03 years	0.88 years	Honduras
1970s	1.52 years	2.55 years	1.03 years	Honduras
1980s	2.59 years	4.2 years	1.61 years	Honduras
1990s	3.44 years	5.27 years	1.83 years	Honduras
2000s	5.14 years	6.05 years	0.915 years	Honduras
2010s	6.49 years	6.82 years	0.33 years	Honduras
2020s	7.23 years	7.51 years	0.28 years	Honduras

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Bangladesh or Honduras?: Honduras, at 7.51 years against 7.23 years in Bangladesh as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Bangladesh and Honduras?: 0.28 years, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Honduras?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Bangladesh and Honduras rank globally for average years of schooling?: Bangladesh ranks 85th and Honduras ranks 83rd 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.