Gambia vs Senegal: Share of population with no formal education
Gambia
47.1%
in 2020
Senegal
42.0%
in 2020
Gambia rank
3rd
Senegal rank
6th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Gambia
- Senegal
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 47.1% against 42.0% in Senegal, a difference of 5.1%.
That makes Gambia'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.
Gambia ranks 3rd and Senegal ranks 6th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 11 and Senegal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 98.4% | 99.9% | 1.5% | Senegal |
| 1880s | 97.5% | 99.9% | 2.4% | Senegal |
| 1890s | 96.0% | 99.8% | 3.8% | Senegal |
| 1900s | 93.7% | 99.7% | 6.0% | Senegal |
| 1910s | 93.7% | 99.5% | 5.8% | Senegal |
| 1920s | 94.9% | 89.8% | 5.2% | Gambia |
| 1930s | 95.3% | 77.7% | 17.6% | Gambia |
| 1940s | 95.7% | 67.8% | 27.8% | Gambia |
| 1950s | 95.4% | 62.2% | 33.2% | Gambia |
| 1960s | 94.6% | 58.0% | 36.6% | Gambia |
| 1970s | 92.6% | 52.8% | 39.8% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 87.3% | 53.2% | 34.1% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 77.2% | 58.0% | 19.2% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 68.8% | 67.2% | 1.6% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 50.7% | 5.2% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 42.0% | 5.1% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Gambia or Senegal?
- Gambia, at 47.1% against 42.0% in Senegal as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Gambia and Senegal?
- 5.1%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Senegal?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Gambia and Senegal rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Gambia ranks 3rd 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.