Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Senegal
Senegal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 14.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Senegal, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 14.5% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 232.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Senegal peaked at 14.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2005.
Senegal ranks 68th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.3% | — |
| 1965 | 10.2% | +9.6% |
| 1970 | 10.2% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 9.0% | -11.0% |
| 1980 | 8.7% | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 6.7% | -22.3% |
| 1990 | 5.9% | -12.9% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | -15.2% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -29.0% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +368.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.7% | 9.3% | 10.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 9.6% | 9.0% | 10.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.7% | 6.7% | 8.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 5.0% | 5.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.1% | 4.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 65 Hong Kong, China 15.5% compare
- 66 El Salvador 15.3% compare
- 67 Malawi 15.1% compare
- 69 Nicaragua 14.4% compare
- 70 Belize 14.2% compare
- 71 Iran, Islamic Republic of 14.0% compare
More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Senegal?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Senegal was 14.5% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Senegal ranks 68th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 232.9%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary