Senegal vs Sudan: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Senegal
58.0%
in 2020
Sudan
54.4%
in 2020
Senegal rank
106th
Sudan rank
108th
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Senegal
- Sudan
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 58.0% against 54.4% in Sudan, a difference of 3.6%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Sudan ahead.
Senegal ranks 106th and Sudan ranks 108th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 9 and Sudan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sudan |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Sudan |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 3.0% | 2.4% | Sudan |
| 1920s | 10.2% | 5.7% | 4.6% | Senegal |
| 1930s | 22.3% | 7.0% | 15.3% | Senegal |
| 1940s | 32.1% | 8.6% | 23.5% | Senegal |
| 1950s | 37.8% | 11.1% | 26.6% | Senegal |
| 1960s | 42.0% | 15.0% | 27.0% | Senegal |
| 1970s | 47.2% | 20.9% | 26.3% | Senegal |
| 1980s | 46.8% | 29.7% | 17.1% | Senegal |
| 1990s | 42.0% | 39.1% | 2.9% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 32.8% | 45.3% | 12.5% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 49.7% | 0.4% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 58.0% | 54.4% | 3.6% | 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, Senegal or Sudan?
- Senegal, at 58.0% against 54.4% in Sudan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Senegal and Sudan?
- 3.6%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sudan?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Senegal and Sudan rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Senegal ranks 106th and Sudan ranks 108th 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.