Senegal vs Yemen: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Senegal
58.0%
in 2020
Yemen
62.0%
in 2020
Senegal rank
106th
Yemen rank
105th
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Senegal
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 62.0% against 58.0% in Senegal, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Senegal ahead.
Senegal ranks 106th and Yemen ranks 105th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 14 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Senegal |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Senegal |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Senegal |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Senegal |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Senegal |
| 1920s | 10.2% | 0.2% | 10.1% | Senegal |
| 1930s | 22.3% | 0.2% | 22.0% | Senegal |
| 1940s | 32.1% | 0.3% | 31.8% | Senegal |
| 1950s | 37.8% | 0.5% | 37.3% | Senegal |
| 1960s | 42.0% | 1.0% | 41.0% | Senegal |
| 1970s | 47.2% | 1.6% | 45.7% | Senegal |
| 1980s | 46.8% | 6.9% | 39.9% | Senegal |
| 1990s | 42.0% | 19.8% | 22.2% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 32.8% | 33.6% | 0.9% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 49.1% | 0.2% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 58.0% | 62.0% | 4.0% | Yemen |
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 Yemen?
- Yemen, at 62.0% against 58.0% in Senegal as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Senegal and Yemen?
- 4.0%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Yemen?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Senegal and Yemen rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Senegal ranks 106th and Yemen ranks 105th 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.