Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Senegal
Senegal: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female was 1.34 in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Senegal, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Senegal stood at 1.34. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Senegal peaked at 1.34 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.76, in 2005.
That places Senegal 137th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.14 | — |
| 1965 | 1.17 | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 1.22 | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 1.22 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.24 | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 1.25 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 1.17 | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 1.06 | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 0.94 | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 0.76 | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 1.34 | +76.3% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 1.34 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.05, 44% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 1.34 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.94, 46% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.15 | 1.14 | 1.17 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.25 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.11 | 1.06 | 1.17 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.85 | 0.76 | 0.94 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 84.65 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 75.47 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55,703 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 64,252 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 162,919 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 181,550 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.28 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4401 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Senegal?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Senegal was 1.34 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.76 in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female?
- Senegal ranks 137th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 25.