Mozambique vs Senegal: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Mozambique
54.5%
in 2020
Senegal
58.0%
in 2020
Mozambique rank
107th
Senegal rank
106th
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Mozambique
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 58.0% against 54.5% in Mozambique, a difference of 3.5%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Senegal ahead.
Mozambique ranks 107th and Senegal ranks 106th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Mozambique |
| 1910s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Mozambique |
| 1920s | 1.5% | 10.2% | 8.8% | Senegal |
| 1930s | 4.0% | 22.3% | 18.3% | Senegal |
| 1940s | 11.7% | 32.1% | 20.5% | Senegal |
| 1950s | 16.4% | 37.8% | 21.3% | Senegal |
| 1960s | 25.9% | 42.0% | 16.1% | Senegal |
| 1970s | 26.6% | 47.2% | 20.6% | Senegal |
| 1980s | 29.4% | 46.8% | 17.3% | Senegal |
| 1990s | 22.8% | 42.0% | 19.2% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 32.8% | 7.7% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 38.8% | 49.3% | 10.5% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 58.0% | 3.5% | 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, Mozambique or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 58.0% against 54.5% in Mozambique as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Mozambique and Senegal?
- 3.5%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Senegal?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Mozambique and Senegal rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Mozambique ranks 107th 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.