Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 35-39, total in Senegal
Senegal: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 35-39, total was 2.61 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 35-39, total 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 35-39, total in Senegal stood at 2.61. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, total in Senegal peaked at 2.61 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.47, in 2005.
Senegal ranks 141st 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 35-39, total in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.8 | — |
| 1965 | 1.89 | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 1.95 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 2.06 | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 2 | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 2.22 | +11.0% |
| 1990 | 2.61 | +17.6% |
| 1995 | 2.49 | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 1.97 | -20.9% |
| 2005 | 1.47 | -25.4% |
| 2010 | 2.61 | +77.6% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 2.61 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.99, 44% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 2.61 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.63, 56% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.84 | 1.8 | 1.89 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2 | 1.95 | 2.06 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.11 | 2 | 2.22 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.55 | 2.49 | 2.61 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.72 | 1.47 | 1.97 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.61 | 2.61 | 2.61 | 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 total schooling, age 35-39, total in Senegal?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, total in Senegal was 2.61 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 35-39, total recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.61 in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, total recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.47 in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, total?
- Senegal ranks 141st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, total rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. 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 35-39, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 35-39, total is the average years of education completed among people age 35-39.