Gambia vs Senegal: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Gambia
52.9%
in 2020
Senegal
58.0%
in 2020
Gambia rank
109th
Senegal rank
106th
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Gambia
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 58.0% against 52.9% in Gambia, a difference of 5.1%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 109th and Senegal ranks 106th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Senegal in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1.6% | 0.1% | 1.5% | Gambia |
| 1880s | 2.5% | 0.1% | 2.4% | Gambia |
| 1890s | 4.0% | 0.2% | 3.9% | Gambia |
| 1900s | 6.3% | 0.3% | 6.0% | Gambia |
| 1910s | 6.3% | 0.5% | 5.8% | Gambia |
| 1920s | 5.1% | 10.2% | 5.2% | Senegal |
| 1930s | 4.7% | 22.3% | 17.6% | Senegal |
| 1940s | 4.3% | 32.1% | 27.8% | Senegal |
| 1950s | 4.6% | 37.8% | 33.2% | Senegal |
| 1960s | 5.4% | 42.0% | 36.6% | Senegal |
| 1970s | 7.4% | 47.2% | 39.8% | Senegal |
| 1980s | 12.7% | 46.8% | 34.1% | Senegal |
| 1990s | 22.8% | 42.0% | 19.2% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 32.8% | 1.6% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 49.3% | 5.2% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 58.0% | 5.1% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with at least some formal education, Gambia or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 58.0% against 52.9% in Gambia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Gambia and Senegal?
- 5.1%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Senegal?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Gambia and Senegal rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Gambia ranks 109th and Senegal ranks 106th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.