Which has higher average years of schooling, Angola or Eswatini?

Eswatini, at 5.6 years against 5.42 years in Angola as of 2020.

What is the difference in average years of schooling between Angola and Eswatini?

0.18 years, with Eswatini ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Eswatini?

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.

Angola vs Eswatini: Average years of schooling

Angola

5.42 years

in 2020

Eswatini

5.6 years

in 2020

Angola rank

132nd

Eswatini rank

130th

Average years of schooling over time

Angola
Eswatini

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 5.6 years against 5.42 years in Angola, a difference of 0.18 years.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.

Angola ranks 132nd and Eswatini ranks 130th of 162 countries.

Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Eswatini	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.1 years	0.1 years	0 years	—
1880s	0.1 years	0.1 years	0 years	—
1890s	0.1 years	0.1 years	0 years	—
1900s	0.1 years	0.1 years	0 years	—
1910s	0.1 years	0.1065 years	0.0065 years	Eswatini
1920s	0.1 years	0.4116 years	0.3116 years	Eswatini
1930s	0.1 years	0.678 years	0.578 years	Eswatini
1950s	0.1 years	1.36 years	1.26 years	Eswatini
1960s	0.165 years	1.91 years	1.75 years	Eswatini
1970s	0.465 years	3.4 years	2.93 years	Eswatini
1980s	1.2 years	5.03 years	3.83 years	Eswatini
1990s	2.03 years	6.29 years	4.26 years	Eswatini
2000s	2.97 years	7.06 years	4.09 years	Eswatini
2010s	4.85 years	6.98 years	2.13 years	Eswatini
2020s	5.42 years	5.6 years	0.1786 years	Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Angola or Eswatini?: Eswatini, at 5.6 years against 5.42 years in Angola as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Angola and Eswatini?: 0.18 years, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Eswatini?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Angola and Eswatini rank globally for average years of schooling?: Angola ranks 132nd and Eswatini ranks 130th 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.