Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Senegal
Senegal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary was 6.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Senegal, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 6.8% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Senegal peaked at 6.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1960.
Senegal ranks 142nd 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.3% | — |
| 1965 | 1.6% | +31.0% |
| 1970 | 2.5% | +50.3% |
| 1975 | 3.3% | +33.1% |
| 1980 | 4.1% | +23.6% |
| 1985 | 4.6% | +13.2% |
| 1990 | 4.9% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 4.6% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | +59.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 139 Papua New Guinea 9.1% compare
- 140 Burundi 8.5% compare
- 141 Sudan 6.9% compare
- 143 Mozambique 4.9% compare
- 144 Niger 4.7% 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 secondary in Senegal?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Senegal was 6.8% 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 secondary recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1960.
- How does Senegal rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary?
- Senegal ranks 142nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)