Mauritania vs Togo: Average years of schooling
Mauritania
4.92 years
in 2020
Togo
5.02 years
in 2020
Mauritania rank
141st
Togo rank
140th
Average years of schooling over time
- Mauritania
- Togo
How they compare
Togo currently reports 5.02 years against 4.92 years in Mauritania, a difference of 0.1 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 141st and Togo ranks 140th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 10 and Togo in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.3976 years | 0.1 years | 0.2976 years | Mauritania |
| 1880s | 0.5302 years | 0.1 years | 0.4302 years | Mauritania |
| 1890s | 0.6627 years | 0.1 years | 0.5627 years | Mauritania |
| 1900s | 0.7953 years | 0.1 years | 0.6953 years | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 0.9278 years | 0.1 years | 0.8278 years | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 1.23 years | 0.1 years | 1.13 years | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 1.3 years | 0.1 years | 1.2 years | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 1.48 years | 0.306 years | 1.17 years | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 1.57 years | 0.4595 years | 1.11 years | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 1.76 years | 1.1 years | 0.6553 years | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 2.18 years | 2.57 years | 0.385 years | Togo |
| 1990s | 2.77 years | 3.53 years | 0.7592 years | Togo |
| 2000s | 3.67 years | 4.33 years | 0.66 years | Togo |
| 2010s | 4.38 years | 4.8 years | 0.4271 years | Togo |
| 2020s | 4.92 years | 5.02 years | 0.098 years | Togo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Mauritania or Togo?
- Togo, at 5.02 years against 4.92 years in Mauritania as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Mauritania and Togo?
- 0.1 years, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Togo?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Mauritania and Togo rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Mauritania ranks 141st 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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About this data
Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.