Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, total in Senegal
Senegal: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, total was 1.62 in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, total 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, total in Senegal is 1.62, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, total in Senegal peaked at 2.24 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.01, in 2000.
That places Senegal 135th 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 50-54, total in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.55 | — |
| 1965 | 1.63 | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 2.24 | +37.4% |
| 1975 | 2 | -10.7% |
| 1980 | 1.88 | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 1.52 | -19.1% |
| 1990 | 1.35 | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 1.19 | -11.9% |
| 2000 | 1.01 | -15.1% |
| 2005 | 1.04 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.62 | +55.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.59 | 1.55 | 1.63 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.12 | 2 | 2.24 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.7 | 1.52 | 1.88 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.27 | 1.19 | 1.35 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 133 Burundi 1.65 compare
- 134 Sierra Leone 1.64 compare
- 136 Maldives 1.48 compare
- 137 Nepal 1.45 compare
- 138 Afghanistan 1.28 compare
More education data for Senegal
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,875 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,214 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 145,925 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.6393 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 133,992 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, total in Senegal?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, total in Senegal was 1.62 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, total recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, total recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, total?
- Senegal ranks 135th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, total rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.4%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 50-54, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 50-54.