Ethiopia vs Guinea-Bissau: Average years of schooling
Ethiopia
3.2 years
in 2020
Guinea-Bissau
3.58 years
in 2020
Ethiopia rank
152nd
Guinea-Bissau rank
151st
Average years of schooling over time
- Ethiopia
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 3.58 years against 3.2 years in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.38 years.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 152nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 151st of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Guinea-Bissau in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Guinea-Bissau | 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 | 0.1026 years | 0.1 years | 0.0026 years | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | 0.122 years | 0.1 years | 0.022 years | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 0.1884 years | 0.1029 years | 0.0855 years | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 0.2801 years | 0.2328 years | 0.0472 years | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 0.4423 years | 0.6016 years | 0.1593 years | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 0.78 years | 0.9907 years | 0.2107 years | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 1.22 years | 1.37 years | 0.1428 years | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 1.48 years | 1.77 years | 0.2891 years | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 2.38 years | 2.61 years | 0.2301 years | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 3.2 years | 3.58 years | 0.3822 years | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Ethiopia or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 3.58 years against 3.2 years in Ethiopia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.38 years, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Ethiopia ranks 152nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 151st 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.