Lower middle income vs Senegal: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

Lower middle income
9.1%
in 2019
Senegal
25.7%
in 2019
Lower middle income rank
15th
Senegal rank
18th

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 25.7% against 9.1% in Lower middle income, a difference of 16.6%.

That makes Senegal's figure about 2.8 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 15th 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 Lower middle income Senegal Difference Ahead
1970s 33.6% 67.9% 34.3% Senegal
1980s 28.6% 59.1% 30.5% Senegal
1990s 23.7% 50.0% 26.3% Senegal
2000s 13.7% 33.3% 19.6% Senegal
2010s 9.8% 25.2% 15.4% 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, Lower middle income or Senegal?
Senegal, at 25.7% against 9.1% in Lower middle income as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Lower middle income and Senegal?
16.6%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Senegal?
33 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2019.
How do Lower middle income and Senegal rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
Lower middle income ranks 15th 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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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 6,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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/