Guinea-Bissau vs Sudan: Average years of schooling
Guinea-Bissau
3.58 years
in 2020
Sudan
3.82 years
in 2020
Guinea-Bissau rank
151st
Sudan rank
150th
Average years of schooling over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 3.82 years against 3.58 years in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.24 years.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 151st and Sudan ranks 150th of 162 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Sudan | 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 | 0.1371 years | 0.0371 years | Sudan |
| 1920s | 0.1 years | 0.1829 years | 0.0829 years | Sudan |
| 1930s | 0.1 years | 0.2331 years | 0.1331 years | Sudan |
| 1950s | 0.1029 years | 0.36 years | 0.2571 years | Sudan |
| 1960s | 0.2328 years | 0.535 years | 0.3022 years | Sudan |
| 1970s | 0.6016 years | 0.845 years | 0.2434 years | Sudan |
| 1980s | 0.9907 years | 1.49 years | 0.4993 years | Sudan |
| 1990s | 1.37 years | 2.33 years | 0.9699 years | Sudan |
| 2000s | 1.77 years | 2.98 years | 1.22 years | Sudan |
| 2010s | 2.61 years | 3.37 years | 0.7574 years | Sudan |
| 2020s | 3.58 years | 3.82 years | 0.2363 years | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Guinea-Bissau or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 3.82 years against 3.58 years in Guinea-Bissau as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Guinea-Bissau and Sudan?
- 0.24 years, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sudan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Sudan rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 151st and Sudan ranks 150th 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.