Angola vs Senegal: Share of children who have completed primary school
Angola
65.2%
in 2025
Senegal
65.7%
in 2025
Angola rank
147th
Senegal rank
146th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Angola
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 65.7% against 65.2% in Angola, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 147th and Senegal ranks 146th of 165 countries.
Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.4% | 14.4% | 9.0% | Angola |
| 1990s | 32.1% | 16.7% | 15.4% | Angola |
| 2000s | 43.6% | 26.0% | 17.6% | Angola |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 47.0% | 7.4% | Angola |
| 2020s | 62.4% | 60.2% | 2.2% | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Angola or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 65.7% against 65.2% in Angola as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Angola and Senegal?
- 0.5%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Senegal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Senegal rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Angola ranks 147th and Senegal ranks 146th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.