Senegal vs Sierra Leone: Average years of schooling
Senegal
4.4 years
in 2020
Sierra Leone
4.99 years
in 2020
Senegal rank
107th
Sierra Leone rank
104th
Average years of schooling over time
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 4.99 years against 4.4 years in Senegal, a difference of 0.59 years.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Senegal ranks 107th and Sierra Leone ranks 104th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 7 and Sierra Leone in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.01 years | 0.025 years | 0.015 years | Sierra Leone |
| 1880s | 0.01 years | 0.035 years | 0.025 years | Sierra Leone |
| 1890s | 0.01 years | 0.055 years | 0.045 years | Sierra Leone |
| 1900s | 0.02 years | 0.09 years | 0.07 years | Sierra Leone |
| 1910s | 0.025 years | 0.165 years | 0.14 years | Sierra Leone |
| 1920s | 0.41 years | 0.215 years | 0.195 years | Senegal |
| 1930s | 0.92 years | 0.25 years | 0.67 years | Senegal |
| 1940s | 1.36 years | 0.335 years | 1.03 years | Senegal |
| 1950s | 1.91 years | 0.435 years | 1.48 years | Senegal |
| 1960s | 2.09 years | 0.595 years | 1.49 years | Senegal |
| 1970s | 2.4 years | 1 years | 1.39 years | Senegal |
| 1980s | 2.49 years | 1.62 years | 0.86 years | Senegal |
| 1990s | 2.31 years | 2.36 years | 0.045 years | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 1.82 years | 3.13 years | 1.3 years | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 3.42 years | 4.26 years | 0.835 years | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 4.4 years | 4.99 years | 0.59 years | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Senegal or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 4.99 years against 4.4 years in Senegal as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Senegal and Sierra Leone?
- 0.59 years, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sierra Leone?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Senegal and Sierra Leone rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Senegal ranks 107th and Sierra Leone ranks 104th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.