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

Liberia, at 5.08 years against 4.92 years in Mauritania as of 2020.

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

0.16 years, with Liberia ahead.

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

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 Mauritania: Average years of schooling

Liberia

5.08 years

in 2020

Mauritania

4.92 years

in 2020

Liberia rank

139th

Mauritania rank

141st

Average years of schooling over time

Liberia
Mauritania

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 5.08 years against 4.92 years in Mauritania, a difference of 0.16 years.

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

Liberia ranks 139th and Mauritania ranks 141st of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.1 years	0.3976 years	0.2976 years	Mauritania
1880s	0.1 years	0.5302 years	0.4302 years	Mauritania
1890s	0.1 years	0.6627 years	0.5627 years	Mauritania
1900s	0.1324 years	0.7953 years	0.6628 years	Mauritania
1910s	0.3428 years	0.9278 years	0.585 years	Mauritania
1920s	0.4402 years	1.23 years	0.7859 years	Mauritania
1930s	0.4168 years	1.3 years	0.8863 years	Mauritania
1950s	0.5075 years	1.48 years	0.9717 years	Mauritania
1960s	0.829 years	1.57 years	0.7405 years	Mauritania
1970s	1.39 years	1.76 years	0.3654 years	Mauritania
1980s	2.39 years	2.18 years	0.2056 years	Liberia
1990s	2.98 years	2.77 years	0.2144 years	Liberia
2000s	3.6 years	3.67 years	0.0673 years	Mauritania
2010s	4.19 years	4.38 years	0.188 years	Mauritania
2020s	5.08 years	4.92 years	0.1632 years	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Liberia or Mauritania?: Liberia, at 5.08 years against 4.92 years in Mauritania as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Liberia and Mauritania?: 0.16 years, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Mauritania?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Liberia and Mauritania rank globally for average years of schooling?: Liberia ranks 139th and Mauritania ranks 141st 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.