Morocco vs Uganda: Average years of schooling

Morocco
5.92 years
in 2020
Uganda
5.73 years
in 2020
Morocco rank
126th
Uganda rank
128th

Average years of schooling over time

  • Morocco
  • Uganda
0246187019452020

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 5.92 years against 5.73 years in Uganda, a difference of 0.19 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Uganda ahead.

Morocco ranks 126th and Uganda ranks 128th of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Uganda 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 0.1 years 0.1 years 0 years
1910s 0.15 years 0.1 years 0.05 years Morocco
1920s 0.2325 years 0.31 years 0.0775 years Uganda
1930s 0.3048 years 0.5825 years 0.2777 years Uganda
1950s 0.4542 years 0.9949 years 0.5407 years Uganda
1960s 0.7159 years 1.3 years 0.5805 years Uganda
1970s 1.16 years 1.92 years 0.7576 years Uganda
1980s 1.81 years 2.28 years 0.466 years Uganda
1990s 2.87 years 2.82 years 0.0433 years Morocco
2000s 3.85 years 3.66 years 0.1905 years Morocco
2010s 4.71 years 5.19 years 0.4723 years Uganda
2020s 5.92 years 5.73 years 0.1851 years Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Morocco or Uganda?
Morocco, at 5.92 years against 5.73 years in Uganda as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Morocco and Uganda?
0.19 years, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Uganda?
24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Morocco and Uganda rank globally for average years of schooling?
Morocco ranks 126th and Uganda ranks 128th 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

Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.