Which has higher average years of schooling, Mozambique or Senegal?

Mozambique, at 3.2 years against 2.94 years in Senegal as of 2020.

What is the difference in average years of schooling between Mozambique and Senegal?

0.26 years, with Mozambique ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Senegal?

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.

Mozambique vs Senegal: Average years of schooling

Mozambique

3.2 years

in 2020

Senegal

2.94 years

in 2020

Mozambique rank

154th

Senegal rank

156th

Average years of schooling over time

Mozambique
Senegal

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 3.2 years against 2.94 years in Senegal, a difference of 0.26 years.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Senegal ahead.

Mozambique ranks 154th and Senegal ranks 156th of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 6 and Senegal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mozambique	Senegal	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	0.12 years	0.12 years	0 years	—
1910s	0.14 years	0.14 years	0 years	—
1920s	0.135 years	0.185 years	0.05 years	Senegal
1930s	0.1817 years	0.1966 years	0.015 years	Senegal
1950s	0.2912 years	0.2561 years	0.035 years	Mozambique
1960s	0.5665 years	0.4364 years	0.1301 years	Mozambique
1970s	0.8126 years	0.7842 years	0.0283 years	Mozambique
1980s	1.37 years	1.44 years	0.0617 years	Senegal
1990s	2 years	2.14 years	0.1342 years	Senegal
2000s	2.27 years	2.22 years	0.0514 years	Mozambique
2010s	3.09 years	2.87 years	0.2146 years	Mozambique
2020s	3.2 years	2.94 years	0.2597 years	Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Mozambique or Senegal?: Mozambique, at 3.2 years against 2.94 years in Senegal as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Mozambique and Senegal?: 0.26 years, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Senegal?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Mozambique and Senegal rank globally for average years of schooling?: Mozambique ranks 154th and Senegal ranks 156th 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.