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