Which has higher average years of schooling, Cambodia or Liberia?

Cambodia, at 5.09 years against 5.08 years in Liberia as of 2020.

What is the difference in average years of schooling between Cambodia and Liberia?

0.01 years, with Cambodia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Liberia?

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.

Cambodia vs Liberia: Average years of schooling

Cambodia

5.09 years

in 2020

Liberia

5.08 years

in 2020

Cambodia rank

138th

Liberia rank

139th

Average years of schooling over time

Cambodia
Liberia

How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 5.09 years against 5.08 years in Liberia, a difference of 0.01 years.

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

Cambodia ranks 138th and Liberia ranks 139th of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 12 and Liberia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.1054 years	0.1 years	0.0054 years	Cambodia
1880s	0.1054 years	0.1 years	0.0054 years	Cambodia
1890s	0.1054 years	0.1 years	0.0054 years	Cambodia
1900s	0.1054 years	0.1324 years	0.0271 years	Liberia
1910s	0.1054 years	0.3428 years	0.2374 years	Liberia
1920s	0.2634 years	0.4402 years	0.1767 years	Liberia
1930s	0.5795 years	0.4168 years	0.1627 years	Cambodia
1950s	4.19 years	0.5075 years	3.68 years	Cambodia
1960s	4.7 years	0.829 years	3.87 years	Cambodia
1970s	4.97 years	1.39 years	3.57 years	Cambodia
1980s	5.19 years	2.39 years	2.8 years	Cambodia
1990s	5.41 years	2.98 years	2.43 years	Cambodia
2000s	5.69 years	3.6 years	2.09 years	Cambodia
2010s	5.85 years	4.19 years	1.66 years	Cambodia
2020s	5.09 years	5.08 years	0.006 years	Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Cambodia or Liberia?: Cambodia, at 5.09 years against 5.08 years in Liberia as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Cambodia and Liberia?: 0.01 years, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Liberia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Cambodia and Liberia rank globally for average years of schooling?: Cambodia ranks 138th and Liberia ranks 139th 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.