Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Senegal
Senegal: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female was 3.32 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, 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 total schooling, age 20-24, female in Senegal stood at 3.32. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Senegal peaked at 3.32 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.39, in 1960.
Senegal ranks 139th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.39 | — |
| 1965 | 1.55 | +11.5% |
| 1970 | 1.73 | +11.6% |
| 1975 | 2.17 | +25.4% |
| 1980 | 2.17 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.93 | -11.1% |
| 1990 | 1.76 | -8.8% |
| 1995 | 1.86 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 1.66 | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 1.46 | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 3.32 | +127.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.47 | 1.39 | 1.55 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.95 | 1.73 | 2.17 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.05 | 1.93 | 2.17 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.81 | 1.76 | 1.86 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.56 | 1.46 | 1.66 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.32 | 3.32 | 3.32 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 136 Sudan 3.76 compare
- 137 Burundi 3.5 compare
- 138 Central African Republic 3.46 compare
- 140 Mali 2.65 compare
- 141 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.64 compare
- 142 Afghanistan 2.33 compare
More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.127 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Senegal?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Senegal was 3.32 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.32 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.39 in 1960.
- How does Senegal rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female?
- Senegal ranks 139th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 total schooling, age 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 20-24, female is the average years of education completed among females age 20-24.