Senegal vs Yemen: Share of the population with tertiary education

Senegal
3.7%
in 2020
Yemen
3.8%
in 2020
Senegal rank
91st
Yemen rank
90th

Share of the population with tertiary education over time

  • Senegal
  • Yemen
01234187019452020

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 3.8% against 3.7% in Senegal, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Yemen ahead.

Senegal ranks 91st and Yemen ranks 90th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 8 and Yemen in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Yemen Difference Ahead
1870s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1880s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1890s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1900s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1910s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1920s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1930s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Senegal
1940s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Senegal
1950s 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% Senegal
1960s 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% Senegal
1970s 0.7% 0.0% 0.7% Senegal
1980s 1.3% 0.1% 1.2% Senegal
1990s 1.6% 0.7% 0.9% Senegal
2000s 1.1% 1.8% 0.7% Yemen
2010s 3.1% 3.0% 0.1% Senegal
2020s 3.7% 3.8% 0.1% Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Senegal or Yemen?
Yemen, at 3.8% against 3.7% in Senegal as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Senegal and Yemen?
0.1%, 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 tertiary education?
Senegal ranks 91st and Yemen ranks 90th 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 tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of the population with tertiary education
Unit
%
Source
Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of the population aged 25 to 65 years who have either completed or partially completed tertiary education.