Algeria vs Brazil: Average years of schooling
Algeria
8.07 years
in 2020
Brazil
8.13 years
in 2020
Algeria rank
104th
Brazil rank
103rd
Average years of schooling over time
- Algeria
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 8.13 years against 8.07 years in Algeria, a difference of 0.06 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Brazil ahead.
Algeria ranks 104th and Brazil ranks 103rd of 162 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.4 years | 0.46 years | 0.06 years | Brazil |
| 1880s | 0.44 years | 0.55 years | 0.11 years | Brazil |
| 1890s | 0.48 years | 0.64 years | 0.16 years | Brazil |
| 1900s | 0.5 years | 0.742 years | 0.242 years | Brazil |
| 1910s | 0.62 years | 0.868 years | 0.248 years | Brazil |
| 1920s | 0.7819 years | 1.21 years | 0.426 years | Brazil |
| 1930s | 0.857 years | 1.55 years | 0.6893 years | Brazil |
| 1950s | 1.09 years | 2.52 years | 1.43 years | Brazil |
| 1960s | 1.29 years | 3.21 years | 1.92 years | Brazil |
| 1970s | 2.09 years | 3.82 years | 1.73 years | Brazil |
| 1980s | 3.8 years | 5.22 years | 1.42 years | Brazil |
| 1990s | 5.49 years | 6.85 years | 1.36 years | Brazil |
| 2000s | 6.31 years | 7.74 years | 1.43 years | Brazil |
| 2010s | 7.54 years | 7.95 years | 0.4073 years | Brazil |
| 2020s | 8.07 years | 8.13 years | 0.0595 years | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Algeria or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 8.13 years against 8.07 years in Algeria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Algeria and Brazil?
- 0.06 years, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Brazil?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Algeria and Brazil rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Algeria ranks 104th and Brazil ranks 103rd 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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About this data
Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.