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Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Madagascar: Average years of schooling

Lao People's Democratic Republic
5.37 years
in 2020
Madagascar
5.12 years
in 2020
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
133rd
Madagascar rank
136th

Average years of schooling over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 5.37 years against 5.12 years in Madagascar, a difference of 0.25 years.

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

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 133rd and Madagascar ranks 136th of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 7 and Madagascar in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Madagascar Difference Ahead
1870s 0.1 years 0.14 years 0.04 years Madagascar
1880s 0.1 years 0.19 years 0.09 years Madagascar
1890s 0.1 years 0.24 years 0.14 years Madagascar
1900s 0.1 years 0.3 years 0.2 years Madagascar
1910s 0.1 years 0.35 years 0.25 years Madagascar
1920s 0.1 years 0.5175 years 0.4175 years Madagascar
1930s 0.1506 years 0.7 years 0.5494 years Madagascar
1950s 1.27 years 1.08 years 0.1952 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
1960s 1.61 years 1.46 years 0.1508 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
1970s 2.19 years 1.69 years 0.4987 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s 3.02 years 2.35 years 0.6726 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 3.88 years 3.21 years 0.6615 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 4.76 years 4.1 years 0.6675 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 5.36 years 5.66 years 0.2993 years Madagascar
2020s 5.37 years 5.12 years 0.2535 years Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Madagascar?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 5.37 years against 5.12 years in Madagascar as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Madagascar?
0.25 years, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Madagascar?
24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Madagascar rank globally for average years of schooling?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 133rd and Madagascar ranks 136th 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.