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

Ethiopia

2.4 years

in 2023

Senegal

2.93 years

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

188th

Senegal rank

185th

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

Senegal currently reports 2.93 years against 2.4 years in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.532 years.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Senegal ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 188th 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.