Nigeria vs Senegal: Share of the population with no formal education with projections
Nigeria
5.3%
in 2100
Senegal
6.0%
in 2100
Nigeria rank
6th
Senegal rank
5th
Share of the population with no formal education with projections over time
- Nigeria
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 6.0% against 5.3% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 6th and Senegal ranks 5th of 200 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.1% | 55.4% | 5.3% | Senegal |
| 1960s | 47.4% | 51.8% | 4.5% | Senegal |
| 1970s | 42.1% | 48.5% | 6.4% | Senegal |
| 1980s | 35.1% | 43.2% | 8.1% | Senegal |
| 1990s | 29.0% | 40.1% | 11.1% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 38.0% | 13.9% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 34.3% | 14.9% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 30.4% | 14.4% | Senegal |
| 2030s | 13.6% | 26.8% | 13.3% | Senegal |
| 2040s | 11.5% | 23.0% | 11.5% | Senegal |
| 2050s | 10.0% | 19.3% | 9.3% | Senegal |
| 2060s | 8.7% | 15.8% | 7.1% | Senegal |
| 2070s | 7.6% | 12.6% | 5.0% | Senegal |
| 2080s | 6.7% | 9.8% | 3.1% | Senegal |
| 2090s | 5.9% | 7.5% | 1.6% | Senegal |
| 2100s | 5.3% | 6.0% | 0.7% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with no formal education with projections, Nigeria or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 6.0% against 5.3% in Nigeria as of 2100.
- What is the difference in share of the population with no formal education with projections between Nigeria and Senegal?
- 0.7%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Senegal?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Nigeria and Senegal rank globally for share of the population with no formal education with projections?
- Nigeria ranks 6th and Senegal ranks 5th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with no formal education with projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
De facto share of population withno education in a country or region.