Which has higher average years of schooling, Côte d'Ivoire or Liberia?

Côte d'Ivoire, at 6.05 years against 5.8 years in Liberia as of 2020.

What is the difference in average years of schooling between Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia?

0.25 years, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia?

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.

Côte d'Ivoire vs Liberia: Average years of schooling

Côte d'Ivoire

6.05 years

in 2020

Liberia

5.8 years

in 2020

Côte d'Ivoire rank

97th

Liberia rank

100th

Average years of schooling over time

Côte d'Ivoire
Liberia

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 6.05 years against 5.8 years in Liberia, a difference of 0.25 years.

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

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 97th and Liberia ranks 100th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 6 and Liberia in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Côte d'Ivoire	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.01 years	0.055 years	0.045 years	Liberia
1880s	0.01 years	0.08 years	0.07 years	Liberia
1890s	0.015 years	0.12 years	0.105 years	Liberia
1900s	0.02 years	0.215 years	0.195 years	Liberia
1910s	0.11 years	0.4 years	0.29 years	Liberia
1920s	0.22 years	0.575 years	0.355 years	Liberia
1930s	0.315 years	0.535 years	0.22 years	Liberia
1940s	0.37 years	0.56 years	0.19 years	Liberia
1950s	0.885 years	0.6 years	0.285 years	Côte d'Ivoire
1960s	1.04 years	0.83 years	0.21 years	Côte d'Ivoire
1970s	1.54 years	1.42 years	0.13 years	Côte d'Ivoire
1980s	2.29 years	2.48 years	0.185 years	Liberia
1990s	3.12 years	3.12 years	0 years	—
2000s	4.29 years	3.78 years	0.51 years	Côte d'Ivoire
2010s	5.17 years	4.71 years	0.46 years	Côte d'Ivoire
2020s	6.05 years	5.8 years	0.25 years	Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Côte d'Ivoire or Liberia?: Côte d'Ivoire, at 6.05 years against 5.8 years in Liberia as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia?: 0.25 years, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia rank globally for average years of schooling?: Côte d'Ivoire ranks 97th and Liberia ranks 100th 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.