Benin vs Senegal: Share of the population with at least some formal education

Benin

62.6%

in 2020

Senegal

58.0%

in 2020

Benin rank

104th

Senegal rank

106th

Share of the population with at least some formal education over time

Benin currently reports 62.6% against 58.0% in Senegal, a difference of 4.6%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Senegal ahead.

Benin ranks 104th and Senegal ranks 106th of 111 countries.

Indicator: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Unit: %
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Based on the population aged 15 years and older.