Benin vs Senegal: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Benin

3.19 years

in 2023

Senegal

2.93 years

in 2023

Benin rank

184th

Senegal rank

185th

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

Benin currently reports 3.19 years against 2.93 years in Senegal, a difference of 0.2596 years.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Senegal ahead.

Benin ranks 184th and Senegal ranks 185th of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.