Liberia vs Senegal: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Liberia
64.0%
in 2020
Senegal
58.0%
in 2020
Liberia rank
103rd
Senegal rank
106th
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Liberia
- Senegal
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 64.0% against 58.0% in Senegal, a difference of 6.0%.
That makes Liberia'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 Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 103rd and Senegal ranks 106th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 8 and Senegal in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.9% | Liberia |
| 1880s | 1.6% | 0.1% | 1.5% | Liberia |
| 1890s | 2.5% | 0.2% | 2.3% | Liberia |
| 1900s | 4.2% | 0.3% | 3.9% | Liberia |
| 1910s | 7.1% | 0.5% | 6.6% | Liberia |
| 1920s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 8.6% | 22.3% | 13.7% | Senegal |
| 1940s | 8.8% | 32.1% | 23.3% | Senegal |
| 1950s | 9.1% | 37.8% | 28.7% | Senegal |
| 1960s | 12.8% | 42.0% | 29.1% | Senegal |
| 1970s | 18.6% | 47.2% | 28.7% | Senegal |
| 1980s | 31.1% | 46.8% | 15.6% | Senegal |
| 1990s | 39.2% | 42.0% | 2.8% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 45.6% | 32.8% | 12.8% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 57.0% | 49.3% | 7.7% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 58.0% | 6.0% | Liberia |
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, Liberia or Senegal?
- Liberia, at 64.0% against 58.0% in Senegal as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Liberia and Senegal?
- 6.0%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Senegal?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Liberia and Senegal rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Liberia ranks 103rd 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.