Kenya vs Senegal: Number of adults with no formal education by region

Kenya
2.79 million people
in 2100
Senegal
2.60 million people
in 2100
Kenya rank
11th
Senegal rank
12th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Kenya
  • Senegal
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M6.0M195020252100

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 2.79 million people against 2.60 million people in Senegal, a difference of 185,000 people.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 11th and Senegal ranks 12th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Senegal in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Senegal Difference Ahead
1950s 2.40 million people 1.46 million people 939,100 people Kenya
1960s 2.67 million people 1.80 million people 871,500 people Kenya
1970s 2.97 million people 2.25 million people 717,600 people Kenya
1980s 3.13 million people 2.60 million people 528,350 people Kenya
1990s 3.33 million people 3.20 million people 130,800 people Kenya
2000s 3.44 million people 3.87 million people 428,000 people Senegal
2010s 3.73 million people 4.54 million people 806,700 people Senegal
2020s 4.23 million people 5.25 million people 1.02 million people Senegal
2030s 4.38 million people 5.84 million people 1.46 million people Senegal
2040s 4.45 million people 6.10 million people 1.65 million people Senegal
2050s 4.44 million people 5.99 million people 1.56 million people Senegal
2060s 4.28 million people 5.54 million people 1.26 million people Senegal
2070s 4.00 million people 4.84 million people 846,600 people Senegal
2080s 3.60 million people 4.03 million people 430,150 people Senegal
2090s 3.14 million people 3.20 million people 60,050 people Senegal
2100s 2.79 million people 2.60 million people 185,000 people Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Kenya or Senegal?
Kenya, at 2.79 million people against 2.60 million people in Senegal as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Kenya and Senegal?
185,000 people, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Senegal?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Kenya and Senegal rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Kenya ranks 11th and Senegal ranks 12th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of adults with no formal education by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of adults with no formal education by region
Unit
people
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

De facto population aged 15+ withno education in a country or region.