Brazil vs China: Average years of schooling
Brazil
8.13 years
in 2020
China
7.6 years
in 2020
Brazil rank
103rd
China rank
106th
Average years of schooling over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 8.13 years against 7.6 years in China, a difference of 0.53 years.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was China ahead.
Brazil ranks 103rd and China ranks 106th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 10 and China in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.46 years | 1.01 years | 0.55 years | China |
| 1880s | 0.55 years | 1.06 years | 0.51 years | China |
| 1890s | 0.64 years | 1.11 years | 0.47 years | China |
| 1900s | 0.742 years | 1.16 years | 0.418 years | China |
| 1910s | 0.868 years | 1.21 years | 0.342 years | China |
| 1920s | 1.21 years | 1.1 years | 0.1032 years | Brazil |
| 1930s | 1.55 years | 1.42 years | 0.1239 years | Brazil |
| 1950s | 2.52 years | 1.83 years | 0.6888 years | Brazil |
| 1960s | 3.21 years | 2.7 years | 0.5081 years | Brazil |
| 1970s | 3.82 years | 3.76 years | 0.0589 years | Brazil |
| 1980s | 5.22 years | 4.89 years | 0.3326 years | Brazil |
| 1990s | 6.85 years | 5.96 years | 0.8897 years | Brazil |
| 2000s | 7.74 years | 7.1 years | 0.6404 years | Brazil |
| 2010s | 7.95 years | 7.66 years | 0.2851 years | Brazil |
| 2020s | 8.13 years | 7.6 years | 0.5287 years | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Brazil or China?
- Brazil, at 8.13 years against 7.6 years in China as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Brazil and China?
- 0.53 years, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Brazil ranks 103rd and China ranks 106th 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.