Guinea-Bissau vs Mozambique: Average years of schooling
Guinea-Bissau
3.58 years
in 2020
Mozambique
3.2 years
in 2020
Guinea-Bissau rank
151st
Mozambique rank
154th
Average years of schooling over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Mozambique
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 3.58 years against 3.2 years in Mozambique, a difference of 0.38 years.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Mozambique ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 151st and Mozambique ranks 154th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Mozambique in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Mozambique | 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 | 0.12 years | 0.02 years | Mozambique |
| 1910s | 0.1 years | 0.14 years | 0.04 years | Mozambique |
| 1920s | 0.1 years | 0.135 years | 0.035 years | Mozambique |
| 1930s | 0.1 years | 0.1817 years | 0.0817 years | Mozambique |
| 1950s | 0.1029 years | 0.2912 years | 0.1883 years | Mozambique |
| 1960s | 0.2328 years | 0.5665 years | 0.3337 years | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 0.6016 years | 0.8126 years | 0.2109 years | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 0.9907 years | 1.37 years | 0.3842 years | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 1.37 years | 2 years | 0.6381 years | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 1.77 years | 2.27 years | 0.5078 years | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 2.61 years | 3.09 years | 0.481 years | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 3.58 years | 3.2 years | 0.3861 years | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Guinea-Bissau or Mozambique?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 3.58 years against 3.2 years in Mozambique as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique?
- 0.38 years, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 151st and Mozambique ranks 154th 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.