Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, female in Senegal
Senegal: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, female was 1.27 in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, female in Senegal, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, female in Senegal is 1.27, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of up 104.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, female in Senegal peaked at 1.31 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.62, in 2000.
Senegal ranks 128th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 50-54, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.03 | — |
| 1965 | 1.09 | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 1.31 | +20.2% |
| 1975 | 1.14 | -13.0% |
| 1980 | 1.07 | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9 | -15.9% |
| 1990 | 0.78 | -13.3% |
| 1995 | 0.77 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.62 | -19.5% |
| 2005 | 0.71 | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 1.27 | +78.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 | 1.03 | 1.09 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.23 | 1.14 | 1.31 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.985 | 0.9 | 1.07 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.775 | 0.77 | 0.78 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.665 | 0.62 | 0.71 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 125 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.57 compare
- 126 Central African Republic 1.43 compare
- 127 Côte d'Ivoire 1.37 compare
- 128 India 1.27 compare
- 130 Maldives 1.26 compare
- 131 Burundi 1.16 compare
More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.127 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.4401 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, female in Senegal?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, female in Senegal was 1.27 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 50-54, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.62 in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, female?
- Senegal ranks 128th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.8%. 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 50-54, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 50-54, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 50-54.