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

Senegal, at 2.94 years against 2.57 years in Chad as of 2020.

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

0.37 years, with Senegal ahead.

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

24 years are reported by both, from 1870 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.

Chad vs Senegal: Average years of schooling

Chad

2.57 years

in 2020

Senegal

2.94 years

in 2020

Chad rank

158th

Senegal rank

156th

Average years of schooling over time

Chad
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 2.94 years against 2.57 years in Chad, a difference of 0.37 years.

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

Across all 24 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 158th and Senegal ranks 156th of 162 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.1 years	0.1 years	0 years	—
1880s	0.1 years	0.1 years	0 years	—
1890s	0.1 years	0.1 years	0 years	—
1900s	0.1 years	0.12 years	0.02 years	Senegal
1910s	0.1 years	0.14 years	0.04 years	Senegal
1920s	0.1 years	0.185 years	0.085 years	Senegal
1930s	0.1 years	0.1966 years	0.0966 years	Senegal
1950s	0.1 years	0.2561 years	0.1561 years	Senegal
1960s	0.1395 years	0.4364 years	0.2969 years	Senegal
1970s	0.3447 years	0.7842 years	0.4396 years	Senegal
1980s	0.5524 years	1.44 years	0.8842 years	Senegal
1990s	0.7951 years	2.14 years	1.34 years	Senegal
2000s	1.14 years	2.22 years	1.08 years	Senegal
2010s	1.92 years	2.87 years	0.9588 years	Senegal
2020s	2.57 years	2.94 years	0.3642 years	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Chad or Senegal?: Senegal, at 2.94 years against 2.57 years in Chad as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Chad and Senegal?: 0.37 years, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Senegal?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Chad and Senegal rank globally for average years of schooling?: Chad ranks 158th 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.