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

Yemen, at 3.2 years against 3.2 years in Mozambique as of 2020.

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

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 Yemen: Average years of schooling

Mozambique

3.2 years

in 2020

Yemen

3.2 years

in 2020

Mozambique rank

154th

Yemen rank

153rd

Average years of schooling over time

Mozambique
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 3.2 years against 3.2 years in Mozambique, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Yemen ahead.

Mozambique ranks 154th and Yemen ranks 153rd of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 9 and Yemen in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mozambique	Yemen	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	0.1 years	0.02 years	Mozambique
1910s	0.14 years	0.1 years	0.04 years	Mozambique
1920s	0.135 years	0.1 years	0.035 years	Mozambique
1930s	0.1817 years	0.1 years	0.0817 years	Mozambique
1950s	0.2912 years	0.1 years	0.1912 years	Mozambique
1960s	0.5665 years	0.1 years	0.4665 years	Mozambique
1970s	0.8126 years	0.1 years	0.7126 years	Mozambique
1980s	1.37 years	0.42 years	0.9549 years	Mozambique
1990s	2 years	1.44 years	0.5681 years	Mozambique
2000s	2.27 years	2.67 years	0.397 years	Yemen
2010s	3.09 years	3.34 years	0.2504 years	Yemen
2020s	3.2 years	3.2 years	0.0024 years	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Mozambique or Yemen?: Yemen, at 3.2 years against 3.2 years in Mozambique as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Mozambique and Yemen?: 0 years, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Yemen?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Mozambique and Yemen rank globally for average years of schooling?: Mozambique ranks 154th and Yemen ranks 153rd 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.