Gambia vs Senegal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education

Gambia
72.7%
in 2010
Senegal
65.3%
in 2010
Gambia rank
4th
Senegal rank
7th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education over time

  • Gambia
  • Senegal
020406080100196019852010

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 72.7% against 65.3% in Senegal, a difference of 7.4%.

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

Across all 11 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 4th and Senegal ranks 7th of 144 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 95.7% 57.9% 37.9% Gambia
1970s 95.1% 56.6% 38.5% Gambia
1980s 91.2% 56.6% 34.6% Gambia
1990s 84.4% 62.3% 22.1% Gambia
2000s 78.0% 72.4% 5.6% Gambia
2010s 72.7% 65.3% 7.4% Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education, Gambia or Senegal?
Gambia, at 72.7% against 65.3% in Senegal as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education between Gambia and Senegal?
7.4%, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Senegal?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Gambia and Senegal rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education?
Gambia ranks 4th and Senegal ranks 7th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Gambia vs Senegal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-25-with-no-education/gambia-the/senegal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-25-with-no-education/gambia-the/senegal/">Gambia vs Senegal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed

Percentage of population age 25+ with no education