Which has higher average years of schooling, Liberia or Madagascar?

Madagascar, at 5.12 years against 5.08 years in Liberia as of 2020.

What is the difference in average years of schooling between Liberia and Madagascar?

0.04 years, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Madagascar?

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.

Liberia vs Madagascar: Average years of schooling

Liberia

5.08 years

in 2020

Madagascar

5.12 years

in 2020

Liberia rank

139th

Madagascar rank

136th

Average years of schooling over time

Liberia
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 5.12 years against 5.08 years in Liberia, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Madagascar ahead.

Liberia ranks 139th and Madagascar ranks 136th of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	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	0.1324 years	0.3 years	0.1676 years	Madagascar
1910s	0.3428 years	0.35 years	0.0072 years	Madagascar
1920s	0.4402 years	0.5175 years	0.0773 years	Madagascar
1930s	0.4168 years	0.7 years	0.2832 years	Madagascar
1950s	0.5075 years	1.08 years	0.57 years	Madagascar
1960s	0.829 years	1.46 years	0.631 years	Madagascar
1970s	1.39 years	1.69 years	0.2994 years	Madagascar
1980s	2.39 years	2.35 years	0.0375 years	Liberia
1990s	2.98 years	3.21 years	0.2332 years	Madagascar
2000s	3.6 years	4.1 years	0.4977 years	Madagascar
2010s	4.19 years	5.66 years	1.47 years	Madagascar
2020s	5.08 years	5.12 years	0.0385 years	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Liberia or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 5.12 years against 5.08 years in Liberia as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Liberia and Madagascar?: 0.04 years, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Madagascar?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Liberia and Madagascar rank globally for average years of schooling?: Liberia ranks 139th 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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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.