Low & middle income vs Senegal: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Low & middle income
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 25.7% against 8.8% in Low & middle income, a difference of 16.9%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 2.9 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
Low & middle income ranks 17th and Senegal ranks 18th of 45 groups.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.3% | 67.9% | 41.6% | Senegal |
| 1980s | 22.4% | 59.1% | 36.7% | Senegal |
| 1990s | 19.0% | 50.0% | 31.0% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 33.3% | 21.3% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 25.2% | 16.0% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Low & middle income or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 25.7% against 8.8% in Low & middle income as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Low & middle income and Senegal?
- 16.9%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Senegal?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2019.
- How do Low & middle income and Senegal rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Low & middle income ranks 17th and Senegal ranks 18th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/