Which has higher average years of schooling, Afghanistan or Senegal?

Senegal, at 2.94 years against 2.85 years in Afghanistan as of 2020.

What is the difference in average years of schooling between Afghanistan and Senegal?

0.09 years, with Senegal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Senegal?

15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Senegal: Average years of schooling

Afghanistan

2.85 years

in 2020

Senegal

2.94 years

in 2020

Afghanistan rank

157th

Senegal rank

156th

Average years of schooling over time

Afghanistan
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 2.94 years against 2.85 years in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.09 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 157th and Senegal ranks 156th of 162 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.2388 years	0.2561 years	0.0173 years	Senegal
1960s	0.3389 years	0.4364 years	0.0976 years	Senegal
1970s	0.7201 years	0.7842 years	0.0641 years	Senegal
1980s	1.23 years	1.44 years	0.2059 years	Senegal
1990s	1.78 years	2.14 years	0.3535 years	Senegal
2000s	2.77 years	2.22 years	0.5437 years	Afghanistan
2010s	3.68 years	2.87 years	0.8067 years	Afghanistan
2020s	2.85 years	2.94 years	0.0832 years	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Afghanistan or Senegal?: Senegal, at 2.94 years against 2.85 years in Afghanistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Afghanistan and Senegal?: 0.09 years, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Senegal?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Senegal rank globally for average years of schooling?: Afghanistan ranks 157th and Senegal ranks 156th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Average years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.