Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Senegal
Senegal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 27.2% 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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Senegal stood at 27.2%.
That represents a change of up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Senegal peaked at 30.3% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 2005.
Senegal ranks 58th 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 | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 26.7% | — |
| 1965 | 27.4% | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 28.7% | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 30.3% | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 29.4% | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 28.1% | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 26.0% | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 24.2% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 21.9% | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | +45.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.1% | 26.7% | 27.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 29.5% | 28.7% | 30.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 28.7% | 28.1% | 29.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 25.1% | 24.2% | 26.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.3% | 18.7% | 21.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 27.2% | 27.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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 27.2% 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 30.3% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Senegal ranks 58th 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 24.2%. 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)