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

Bangladesh, at 7.23 years against 6.73 years in Kenya as of 2020.

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

0.5 years, with Bangladesh ahead.

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

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 Kenya: Average years of schooling

Bangladesh

7.23 years

in 2020

Kenya

6.73 years

in 2020

Bangladesh rank

85th

Kenya rank

88th

Average years of schooling over time

Bangladesh
Kenya

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 7.23 years against 6.73 years in Kenya, a difference of 0.5 years.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Kenya ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 85th and Kenya ranks 88th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 7 and Kenya in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.015 years	0.01 years	0.005 years	Bangladesh
1880s	0.025 years	0.015 years	0.01 years	Bangladesh
1890s	0.035 years	0.02 years	0.015 years	Bangladesh
1900s	0.13 years	0.085 years	0.045 years	Bangladesh
1910s	0.385 years	0.29 years	0.095 years	Bangladesh
1920s	0.46 years	0.7 years	0.24 years	Kenya
1930s	0.615 years	0.84 years	0.225 years	Kenya
1940s	0.8 years	1.02 years	0.215 years	Kenya
1950s	0.94 years	1.27 years	0.335 years	Kenya
1960s	1.15 years	1.67 years	0.515 years	Kenya
1970s	1.52 years	2.55 years	1.03 years	Kenya
1980s	2.59 years	3.97 years	1.38 years	Kenya
1990s	3.44 years	5.28 years	1.84 years	Kenya
2000s	5.14 years	6.2 years	1.06 years	Kenya
2010s	6.49 years	6.38 years	0.115 years	Bangladesh
2020s	7.23 years	6.73 years	0.5 years	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Bangladesh or Kenya?: Bangladesh, at 7.23 years against 6.73 years in Kenya as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Bangladesh and Kenya?: 0.5 years, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Kenya?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Bangladesh and Kenya rank globally for average years of schooling?: Bangladesh ranks 85th and Kenya ranks 88th 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.