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
01234187019452020

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

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

Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.