Egypt vs Gabon: Average years of schooling
Egypt
9.57 years
in 2020
Gabon
9.44 years
in 2020
Egypt rank
79th
Gabon rank
80th
Average years of schooling over time
- Egypt
- Gabon
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 9.57 years against 9.44 years in Gabon, a difference of 0.13 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 79th and Gabon ranks 80th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 11 and Gabon in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.15 years | 0.1 years | 0.05 years | Egypt |
| 1880s | 0.17 years | 0.1 years | 0.07 years | Egypt |
| 1890s | 0.23 years | 0.1 years | 0.13 years | Egypt |
| 1900s | 0.3 years | 0.1 years | 0.2 years | Egypt |
| 1910s | 0.42 years | 0.1 years | 0.32 years | Egypt |
| 1920s | 0.6741 years | 0.1 years | 0.5741 years | Egypt |
| 1930s | 0.865 years | 0.2956 years | 0.5694 years | Egypt |
| 1950s | 1.51 years | 1.21 years | 0.2968 years | Egypt |
| 1960s | 1.63 years | 2.01 years | 0.3766 years | Gabon |
| 1970s | 1.91 years | 2.65 years | 0.7397 years | Gabon |
| 1980s | 3.72 years | 3.81 years | 0.0815 years | Gabon |
| 1990s | 5.51 years | 4.61 years | 0.8985 years | Egypt |
| 2000s | 7.09 years | 5.56 years | 1.53 years | Egypt |
| 2010s | 7.42 years | 7.79 years | 0.3701 years | Gabon |
| 2020s | 9.57 years | 9.44 years | 0.137 years | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Egypt or Gabon?
- Egypt, at 9.57 years against 9.44 years in Gabon as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Egypt and Gabon?
- 0.13 years, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Gabon?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Egypt and Gabon rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Egypt ranks 79th and Gabon ranks 80th 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.