Which has higher average years of schooling, Burundi or Mozambique?

Mozambique, at 3.2 years against 3.13 years in Burundi as of 2020.

What is the difference in average years of schooling between Burundi and Mozambique?

0.07 years, with Mozambique ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Mozambique?

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.

Burundi vs Mozambique: Average years of schooling

Burundi

3.13 years

in 2020

Mozambique

3.2 years

in 2020

Burundi rank

155th

Mozambique rank

154th

Average years of schooling over time

Burundi
Mozambique

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 3.2 years against 3.13 years in Burundi, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Mozambique ahead.

Burundi ranks 155th and Mozambique ranks 154th of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Mozambique in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Mozambique	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	0.12 years	0.02 years	Mozambique
1910s	0.1 years	0.14 years	0.04 years	Mozambique
1920s	0.146 years	0.135 years	0.011 years	Burundi
1930s	0.2743 years	0.1817 years	0.0927 years	Burundi
1950s	0.4901 years	0.2912 years	0.1989 years	Burundi
1960s	0.679 years	0.5665 years	0.1124 years	Burundi
1970s	0.7827 years	0.8126 years	0.0298 years	Mozambique
1980s	0.9731 years	1.37 years	0.4018 years	Mozambique
1990s	1.29 years	2 years	0.7102 years	Mozambique
2000s	2.12 years	2.27 years	0.1543 years	Mozambique
2010s	2.83 years	3.09 years	0.2621 years	Mozambique
2020s	3.13 years	3.2 years	0.0684 years	Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Burundi or Mozambique?: Mozambique, at 3.2 years against 3.13 years in Burundi as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Burundi and Mozambique?: 0.07 years, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Mozambique?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Burundi and Mozambique rank globally for average years of schooling?: Burundi ranks 155th and Mozambique ranks 154th 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.