Denmark vs Senegal: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Denmark
290,902
in 2024
Senegal
279,917
in 2024
Denmark rank
79th
Senegal rank
81st

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • Denmark
  • Senegal
0100.0k200.0k300.0k197119972024

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 290,902 against 279,917 in Senegal, a difference of 10,985.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 79th and Senegal ranks 81st of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Senegal Difference Ahead
1970s 99,168 7,983 91,185 Denmark
1980s 110,608 12,898 97,710 Denmark
1990s 175,632 26,360 149,272 Denmark
2000s 229,292 71,815 157,477 Denmark
2010s 292,745 145,584 147,161 Denmark
2020s 302,922 258,806 44,116 Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Denmark or Senegal?
Denmark, at 290,902 against 279,917 in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Denmark and Senegal?
10,985, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Senegal?
37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Senegal rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Denmark ranks 79th and Senegal ranks 81st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
421 places, 19,011 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.