Benin vs Senegal: Share of population with no formal education
Benin
37.4%
in 2020
Senegal
42.0%
in 2020
Benin rank
8th
Senegal rank
6th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Benin
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 42.0% against 37.4% in Benin, a difference of 4.6%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 8th and Senegal ranks 6th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 12 and Senegal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 0.0% | Benin |
| 1880s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 0.0% | Benin |
| 1900s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 0.0% | Benin |
| 1910s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 0.1% | Benin |
| 1920s | 98.7% | 89.8% | 8.9% | Benin |
| 1930s | 95.9% | 77.7% | 18.2% | Benin |
| 1940s | 92.2% | 67.8% | 24.4% | Benin |
| 1950s | 90.4% | 62.2% | 28.2% | Benin |
| 1960s | 87.4% | 58.0% | 29.4% | Benin |
| 1970s | 85.1% | 52.8% | 32.3% | Benin |
| 1980s | 79.3% | 53.2% | 26.1% | Benin |
| 1990s | 69.1% | 58.0% | 11.1% | Benin |
| 2000s | 59.4% | 67.2% | 7.8% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 50.7% | 2.1% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 42.0% | 4.6% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Benin or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 42.0% against 37.4% in Benin as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Benin and Senegal?
- 4.6%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Senegal?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Benin and Senegal rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Benin ranks 8th and Senegal ranks 6th 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 population with no formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.