Which has higher average years of schooling, Ethiopia or Yemen?

Ethiopia, at 3.2 years against 3.2 years in Yemen as of 2020.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Yemen?

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.

Ethiopia vs Yemen: Average years of schooling

Ethiopia

3.2 years

in 2020

Yemen

3.2 years

in 2020

Ethiopia rank

152nd

Yemen rank

153rd

Average years of schooling over time

Ethiopia
Yemen

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 3.2 years against 3.2 years in Yemen, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Yemen ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 152nd and Yemen ranks 153rd of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 7 and Yemen in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Yemen	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	0.1 years	0.0884 years	Ethiopia
1960s	0.2801 years	0.1 years	0.1801 years	Ethiopia
1970s	0.4423 years	0.1 years	0.3423 years	Ethiopia
1980s	0.78 years	0.42 years	0.36 years	Ethiopia
1990s	1.22 years	1.44 years	0.2127 years	Yemen
2000s	1.48 years	2.67 years	1.19 years	Yemen
2010s	2.38 years	3.34 years	0.9615 years	Yemen
2020s	3.2 years	3.2 years	0.0015 years	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Ethiopia or Yemen?: Ethiopia, at 3.2 years against 3.2 years in Yemen as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Ethiopia and Yemen?: 0 years, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Yemen?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Ethiopia and Yemen rank globally for average years of schooling?: Ethiopia ranks 152nd and Yemen ranks 153rd 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.