Which has higher average years of schooling, Mali or Mozambique?

Mozambique, at 4.22 years against 3.55 years in Mali as of 2020.

What is the difference in average years of schooling between Mali and Mozambique?

0.67 years, with Mozambique ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Mozambique?

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.

Mali vs Mozambique: Average years of schooling

Mali

3.55 years

in 2020

Mozambique

4.22 years

in 2020

Mali rank

110th

Mozambique rank

109th

Average years of schooling over time

Mali
Mozambique

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 4.22 years against 3.55 years in Mali, a difference of 0.67 years.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mali ranks 110th and Mozambique ranks 109th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Mozambique in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Mozambique	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	0.015 years	0.005 years	Mozambique
1910s	0.01 years	0.025 years	0.015 years	Mozambique
1920s	0.025 years	0.05 years	0.025 years	Mozambique
1930s	0.07 years	0.135 years	0.065 years	Mozambique
1940s	0.12 years	0.415 years	0.295 years	Mozambique
1950s	0.17 years	0.61 years	0.44 years	Mozambique
1960s	0.23 years	0.97 years	0.74 years	Mozambique
1970s	0.385 years	1.03 years	0.645 years	Mozambique
1980s	0.74 years	1.22 years	0.48 years	Mozambique
1990s	1.01 years	1.02 years	0.01 years	Mozambique
2000s	1.56 years	1.23 years	0.32 years	Mali
2010s	2.46 years	2.67 years	0.21 years	Mozambique
2020s	3.55 years	4.22 years	0.67 years	Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Mali or Mozambique?: Mozambique, at 4.22 years against 3.55 years in Mali as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Mali and Mozambique?: 0.67 years, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Mozambique?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Mali and Mozambique rank globally for average years of schooling?: Mali ranks 110th and Mozambique ranks 109th 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.