Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Senegal
Senegal: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total was 0.07 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Senegal, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.07 for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 133.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Senegal peaked at 0.07 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1960.
Senegal ranks 119th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.01 | — |
| 1965 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 1975 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 1980 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 1990 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.03 | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 0.02 | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 0.07 | +250.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.025 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.035 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.025 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 72,089 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 85.33 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 85.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Senegal?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Senegal was 0.07 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.07 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1960.
- How does Senegal rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Senegal ranks 119th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 15.