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

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

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

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 Yemen: Average years of schooling

Burundi

3.13 years

in 2020

Yemen

3.2 years

in 2020

Burundi rank

155th

Yemen rank

153rd

Average years of schooling over time

Burundi
Yemen

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Yemen ahead.

Burundi ranks 155th and Yemen ranks 153rd of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 6 and Yemen in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Yemen	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	0.1 years	0 years	—
1920s	0.146 years	0.1 years	0.046 years	Burundi
1930s	0.2743 years	0.1 years	0.1743 years	Burundi
1950s	0.4901 years	0.1 years	0.3901 years	Burundi
1960s	0.679 years	0.1 years	0.579 years	Burundi
1970s	0.7827 years	0.1 years	0.6827 years	Burundi
1980s	0.9731 years	0.42 years	0.5531 years	Burundi
1990s	1.29 years	1.44 years	0.1421 years	Yemen
2000s	2.12 years	2.67 years	0.5513 years	Yemen
2010s	2.83 years	3.34 years	0.5126 years	Yemen
2020s	3.13 years	3.2 years	0.0707 years	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Burundi or Yemen?: Yemen, 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 Yemen?: 0.07 years, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Yemen?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Burundi and Yemen rank globally for average years of schooling?: Burundi ranks 155th and Yemen ranks 153rd 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.