Benin vs Mozambique: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Benin
62.6%
in 2020
Mozambique
54.5%
in 2020
Benin rank
104th
Mozambique rank
107th
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Benin
- Mozambique
How they compare
Benin currently reports 62.6% against 54.5% in Mozambique, a difference of 8.1%.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Mozambique ahead.
Benin ranks 104th and Mozambique ranks 107th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Mozambique in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Mozambique |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Mozambique |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Mozambique |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Mozambique |
| 1920s | 1.3% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Mozambique |
| 1930s | 4.1% | 4.0% | 0.1% | Benin |
| 1940s | 7.8% | 11.7% | 3.9% | Mozambique |
| 1950s | 9.6% | 16.4% | 6.8% | Mozambique |
| 1960s | 12.6% | 25.9% | 13.3% | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 14.9% | 26.6% | 11.7% | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 20.6% | 29.4% | 8.8% | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 30.9% | 22.8% | 8.1% | Benin |
| 2000s | 40.6% | 25.1% | 15.5% | Benin |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 38.8% | 12.6% | Benin |
| 2020s | 62.6% | 54.5% | 8.1% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with at least some formal education, Benin or Mozambique?
- Benin, at 62.6% against 54.5% in Mozambique as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Benin and Mozambique?
- 8.1%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mozambique?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Benin and Mozambique rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Benin ranks 104th and Mozambique ranks 107th 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 Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.