Which has higher average years of schooling, Egypt or Portugal?

Portugal, at 9.58 years against 9.57 years in Egypt as of 2020.

What is the difference in average years of schooling between Egypt and Portugal?

0.01 years, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Portugal?

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.

Egypt vs Portugal: Average years of schooling

Egypt

9.57 years

in 2020

Portugal

9.58 years

in 2020

Egypt rank

79th

Portugal rank

78th

Average years of schooling over time

Egypt
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 9.58 years against 9.57 years in Egypt, a difference of 0.01 years.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 79th and Portugal ranks 78th of 162 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.15 years	0.46 years	0.31 years	Portugal
1880s	0.17 years	0.72 years	0.55 years	Portugal
1890s	0.23 years	1.03 years	0.8 years	Portugal
1900s	0.3 years	1.38 years	1.08 years	Portugal
1910s	0.42 years	1.6 years	1.18 years	Portugal
1920s	0.6741 years	1.89 years	1.22 years	Portugal
1930s	0.865 years	2.08 years	1.22 years	Portugal
1950s	1.51 years	2.68 years	1.17 years	Portugal
1960s	1.63 years	3.44 years	1.8 years	Portugal
1970s	1.91 years	4.59 years	2.68 years	Portugal
1980s	3.72 years	5.67 years	1.94 years	Portugal
1990s	5.51 years	6.32 years	0.8074 years	Portugal
2000s	7.09 years	7.46 years	0.3689 years	Portugal
2010s	7.42 years	8.35 years	0.9362 years	Portugal
2020s	9.57 years	9.58 years	0.0029 years	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Egypt or Portugal?: Portugal, at 9.58 years against 9.57 years in Egypt as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Egypt and Portugal?: 0.01 years, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Portugal?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Egypt and Portugal rank globally for average years of schooling?: Egypt ranks 79th and Portugal ranks 78th 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.