Denmark vs Senegal: Official entrance age to upper secondary education
Denmark
16 years
in 2020
Senegal
16 years
in 2020
Denmark rank
12th
Senegal rank
12th
Official entrance age to upper secondary education over time
- Denmark
- Senegal
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 16 years against 16 years in Senegal, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 12th and Senegal ranks 12th of 209 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15 years | 16 years | 1 years | Senegal |
| 1980s | 15.9 years | 16.4 years | 0.5 years | Senegal |
| 1990s | 16 years | 17 years | 1 years | Senegal |
| 2000s | 16 years | 16.4 years | 0.4 years | Senegal |
| 2010s | 16 years | 16 years | 0 years | — |
| 2020s | 16 years | 16 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to upper secondary education, Denmark or Senegal?
- Denmark, at 16 years against 16 years in Senegal as of 2020.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to upper secondary education between Denmark and Senegal?
- 0 years, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Senegal?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Denmark and Senegal rank globally for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Denmark ranks 12th and Senegal ranks 12th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age at which students would enter upper secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.