Côte d'Ivoire vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Average years of schooling

Côte d'Ivoire
5.2 years
in 2020
Lao People's Democratic Republic
5.37 years
in 2020
Côte d'Ivoire rank
134th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
133rd

Average years of schooling over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 5.37 years against 5.2 years in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.17 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 134th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 133rd of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 1 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 0.115 years 0.1 years 0.015 years Côte d'Ivoire
1930s 0.1407 years 0.1506 years 0.0099 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
1950s 0.1876 years 1.27 years 1.09 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
1960s 0.3449 years 1.61 years 1.27 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
1970s 0.831 years 2.19 years 1.36 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s 1.76 years 3.02 years 1.26 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 2.7 years 3.88 years 1.17 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 3.47 years 4.76 years 1.3 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 4.6 years 5.36 years 0.7559 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 5.2 years 5.37 years 0.1749 years Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Côte d'Ivoire or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 5.37 years against 5.2 years in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Côte d'Ivoire and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.17 years, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for average years of schooling?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 134th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 133rd 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

Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.