Benin vs Guinea-Bissau: Average years of schooling
Benin
4.3 years
in 2020
Guinea-Bissau
3.58 years
in 2020
Benin rank
149th
Guinea-Bissau rank
151st
Average years of schooling over time
- Benin
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Benin currently reports 4.3 years against 3.58 years in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.72 years.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Benin ranks 149th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 151st of 162 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1 years | 0.1 years | 0 years | — |
| 1880s | 0.1 years | 0.1 years | 0 years | — |
| 1890s | 0.13 years | 0.1 years | 0.03 years | Benin |
| 1900s | 0.16 years | 0.1 years | 0.06 years | Benin |
| 1910s | 0.19 years | 0.1 years | 0.09 years | Benin |
| 1920s | 0.175 years | 0.1 years | 0.075 years | Benin |
| 1930s | 0.28 years | 0.1 years | 0.18 years | Benin |
| 1950s | 0.3543 years | 0.1029 years | 0.2514 years | Benin |
| 1960s | 0.4668 years | 0.2328 years | 0.234 years | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.6314 years | 0.6016 years | 0.0297 years | Benin |
| 1980s | 1.2 years | 0.9907 years | 0.2076 years | Benin |
| 1990s | 1.94 years | 1.37 years | 0.5726 years | Benin |
| 2000s | 2.54 years | 1.77 years | 0.7721 years | Benin |
| 2010s | 3.37 years | 2.61 years | 0.7629 years | Benin |
| 2020s | 4.3 years | 3.58 years | 0.7211 years | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Benin or Guinea-Bissau?
- Benin, at 4.3 years against 3.58 years in Guinea-Bissau as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.72 years, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Benin and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Benin ranks 149th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 151st 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.