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

Liberia, at 5.08 years against 5.02 years in Togo as of 2020.

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

0.06 years, with Liberia ahead.

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

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 Togo: Average years of schooling

Liberia

5.08 years

in 2020

Togo

5.02 years

in 2020

Liberia rank

139th

Togo rank

140th

Average years of schooling over time

Liberia
Togo

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 5.08 years against 5.02 years in Togo, a difference of 0.06 years.

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

Liberia ranks 139th and Togo ranks 140th of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 8 and Togo in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Togo	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	0.1324 years	0.1 years	0.0324 years	Liberia
1910s	0.3428 years	0.1 years	0.2428 years	Liberia
1920s	0.4402 years	0.1 years	0.3402 years	Liberia
1930s	0.4168 years	0.1 years	0.3168 years	Liberia
1950s	0.5075 years	0.306 years	0.2015 years	Liberia
1960s	0.829 years	0.4595 years	0.3695 years	Liberia
1970s	1.39 years	1.1 years	0.2899 years	Liberia
1980s	2.39 years	2.57 years	0.1793 years	Togo
1990s	2.98 years	3.53 years	0.5448 years	Togo
2000s	3.6 years	4.33 years	0.7273 years	Togo
2010s	4.19 years	4.8 years	0.615 years	Togo
2020s	5.08 years	5.02 years	0.0652 years	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Liberia or Togo?: Liberia, at 5.08 years against 5.02 years in Togo as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Liberia and Togo?: 0.06 years, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Togo?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Liberia and Togo rank globally for average years of schooling?: Liberia ranks 139th and Togo ranks 140th 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.