Romania vs Senegal: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Romania
84.3%
in 2023
Senegal
84.6%
in 2024
Romania rank
152nd
Senegal rank
151st
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Romania
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 84.6% against 84.3% in Romania, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 152nd and Senegal ranks 151st of 190 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Romania |
| 1830s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Romania |
| 1840s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 1.2% | Romania |
| 1850s | 1.8% | 0.0% | 1.8% | Romania |
| 1860s | 2.8% | 0.0% | 2.7% | Romania |
| 1870s | 4.1% | 0.0% | 4.1% | Romania |
| 1880s | 6.1% | 0.1% | 6.1% | Romania |
| 1890s | 10.1% | 0.1% | 10.0% | Romania |
| 1900s | 17.9% | 0.2% | 17.7% | Romania |
| 1910s | 25.7% | 0.4% | 25.3% | Romania |
| 1920s | 33.4% | 0.7% | 32.8% | Romania |
| 1930s | 41.2% | 1.1% | 40.1% | Romania |
| 1940s | 49.0% | 1.9% | 47.1% | Romania |
| 1950s | 59.0% | 5.5% | 53.5% | Romania |
| 1960s | 73.4% | 17.8% | 55.6% | Romania |
| 1970s | 87.3% | 23.6% | 63.7% | Romania |
| 1980s | 80.2% | 26.7% | 53.5% | Romania |
| 2000s | 95.0% | 67.8% | 27.2% | Romania |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 78.0% | 16.2% | Romania |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 83.8% | 3.9% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Romania or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 84.6% against 84.3% in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Romania and Senegal?
- 0.3%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Senegal?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2023.
- How do Romania and Senegal rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Romania ranks 152nd and Senegal ranks 151st of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.