Which has higher average years of schooling, Albania or Argentina?

Albania, at 11.29 years against 11.15 years in Argentina as of 2020.

What is the difference in average years of schooling between Albania and Argentina?

0.14 years, with Albania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Argentina?

24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor 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.

Albania vs Argentina: Average years of schooling

Albania

11.29 years

in 2020

Argentina

11.15 years

in 2020

Albania rank

54th

Argentina rank

56th

Average years of schooling over time

Albania
Argentina

How they compare

Albania currently reports 11.29 years against 11.15 years in Argentina, a difference of 0.14 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Argentina ahead.

Albania ranks 54th and Argentina ranks 56th of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 4 and Argentina in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	Argentina	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.1 years	1.5 years	1.4 years	Argentina
1880s	0.1 years	1.64 years	1.54 years	Argentina
1890s	0.1 years	1.79 years	1.69 years	Argentina
1900s	0.1 years	2.12 years	2.02 years	Argentina
1910s	0.1891 years	2.53 years	2.34 years	Argentina
1920s	0.5578 years	3.52 years	2.96 years	Argentina
1930s	0.9076 years	4.3 years	3.39 years	Argentina
1950s	2.69 years	5.56 years	2.88 years	Argentina
1960s	3.2 years	6.31 years	3.12 years	Argentina
1970s	4.81 years	7.05 years	2.24 years	Argentina
1980s	7.08 years	7.69 years	0.6074 years	Argentina
1990s	8.36 years	7.98 years	0.3825 years	Albania
2000s	9.66 years	8.73 years	0.9366 years	Albania
2010s	9.79 years	9.57 years	0.2134 years	Albania
2020s	11.29 years	11.15 years	0.1392 years	Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Albania or Argentina?: Albania, at 11.29 years against 11.15 years in Argentina as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Albania and Argentina?: 0.14 years, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Argentina?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Albania and Argentina rank globally for average years of schooling?: Albania ranks 54th and Argentina ranks 56th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor 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: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.