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

Senegal
2.60 million people
in 2100
Tanzania
2.93 million people
in 2100
Senegal rank
12th
Tanzania rank
9th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

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

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 2.93 million people against 2.60 million people in Senegal, a difference of 326,400 people.

That makes Tanzania'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 Tanzania ahead.

Senegal ranks 12th and Tanzania ranks 9th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Tanzania Difference Ahead
1950s 1.46 million people 3.52 million people 2.07 million people Tanzania
1960s 1.80 million people 4.14 million people 2.34 million people Tanzania
1970s 2.25 million people 4.78 million people 2.53 million people Tanzania
1980s 2.60 million people 5.33 million people 2.74 million people Tanzania
1990s 3.20 million people 5.61 million people 2.41 million people Tanzania
2000s 3.87 million people 5.60 million people 1.73 million people Tanzania
2010s 4.54 million people 5.72 million people 1.18 million people Tanzania
2020s 5.25 million people 5.86 million people 606,200 people Tanzania
2030s 5.84 million people 5.89 million people 54,750 people Tanzania
2040s 6.10 million people 5.84 million people 267,200 people Senegal
2050s 5.99 million people 5.61 million people 382,500 people Senegal
2060s 5.54 million people 5.20 million people 341,500 people Senegal
2070s 4.84 million people 4.65 million people 195,800 people Senegal
2080s 4.03 million people 4.03 million people 2,000 people Tanzania
2090s 3.20 million people 3.40 million people 202,750 people Tanzania
2100s 2.60 million people 2.93 million people 326,400 people Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Senegal or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 2.93 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 Senegal and Tanzania?
326,400 people, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Tanzania?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Senegal and Tanzania rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Senegal ranks 12th and Tanzania ranks 9th 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.