Rwanda vs Senegal
Rwanda vs Senegal: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 3.9 years in Rwanda and 4.8 years in Senegal, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Senegal, by 0.9 years, or 1.23 times that in Rwanda.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Senegal has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Rwanda ranked 168 and Senegal ranked 151 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Rwanda | Senegal |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
| 2018 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
| 2017 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
| 2010 | – | 4.5 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Rwanda vs Senegal
Health
- Life expectancyRwanda: 67.8 years in 2023Senegal: 68.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRwanda: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024Senegal: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRwanda: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Senegal: 24.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionRwanda: 3.87% in 2017Senegal: 3.37% in 2017
- Suicide rateRwanda: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017Senegal: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRwanda: 14 million people in 2023Senegal: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthRwanda: 2.18% a year in 2023Senegal: 2.33% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRwanda: 3.7 births per woman in 2023Senegal: 3.82 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRwanda: 30.9% in 2025Senegal: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageRwanda: 19.4 years in 2023Senegal: 19.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRwanda: 3.8% in 2023Senegal: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateRwanda: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Senegal: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingRwanda: 1.29% of GDP in 2025Senegal: 1.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsRwanda: $194M in 2025Senegal: $533M in 2025
- Military spending per personRwanda: $13 in 2025Senegal: $30 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingRwanda: 4.7% of government spending in 2025Senegal: 5.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelRwanda: 35,000 people in 2020Senegal: 19,000 people in 2020
- National powerRwanda: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Senegal: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRwanda: 0.7% of the labour force in 2020Senegal: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRwanda: 37 million TIV in 2023Senegal: 79 million TIV in 2024