Senegal vs Yemen: Average years of schooling
Senegal
2.94 years
in 2020
Yemen
3.2 years
in 2020
Senegal rank
156th
Yemen rank
153rd
Average years of schooling over time
- Senegal
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 3.2 years against 2.94 years in Senegal, a difference of 0.26 years.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Yemen ahead.
Senegal ranks 156th and Yemen ranks 153rd of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 9 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Yemen | 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 | 0.12 years | 0.1 years | 0.02 years | Senegal |
| 1910s | 0.14 years | 0.1 years | 0.04 years | Senegal |
| 1920s | 0.185 years | 0.1 years | 0.085 years | Senegal |
| 1930s | 0.1966 years | 0.1 years | 0.0966 years | Senegal |
| 1950s | 0.2561 years | 0.1 years | 0.1561 years | Senegal |
| 1960s | 0.4364 years | 0.1 years | 0.3364 years | Senegal |
| 1970s | 0.7842 years | 0.1 years | 0.6842 years | Senegal |
| 1980s | 1.44 years | 0.42 years | 1.02 years | Senegal |
| 1990s | 2.14 years | 1.44 years | 0.7023 years | Senegal |
| 2000s | 2.22 years | 2.67 years | 0.4484 years | Yemen |
| 2010s | 2.87 years | 3.34 years | 0.4651 years | Yemen |
| 2020s | 2.94 years | 3.2 years | 0.2621 years | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Senegal or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 3.2 years against 2.94 years in Senegal as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Senegal and Yemen?
- 0.26 years, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Yemen?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Senegal and Yemen rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Senegal ranks 156th and Yemen ranks 153rd 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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About this data
Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.