Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Senegal
Senegal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education was 35.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Senegal, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Senegal stood at 35.2%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Senegal peaked at 63.9% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 2010.
Senegal ranks 10th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 63.9% | — |
| 1965 | 58.5% | -8.5% |
| 1970 | 48.9% | -16.4% |
| 1975 | 42.1% | -13.9% |
| 1980 | 45.6% | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 48.7% | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 48.5% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 50.6% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 55.5% | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 35.2% | -44.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.2% | 58.5% | 63.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 45.5% | 42.1% | 48.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 47.1% | 45.6% | 48.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 49.5% | 48.5% | 50.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 59.2% | 55.5% | 63.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 35.2% | 35.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 45.2% compare
- 8 Papua New Guinea 39.7% compare
- 9 Afghanistan 37.2% compare
- 11 Sierra Leone 33.5% compare
- 12 Burundi 33.4% compare
- 13 Yemen 31.8% 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 population age 15-19 with no education in Senegal?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Senegal was 35.2% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 63.9% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 2010.
- How does Senegal rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education?
- Senegal ranks 10th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. 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 population age 15-19 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education