Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Senegal
Senegal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. was 21.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Senegal, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Senegal is 21.1%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Senegal peaked at 42.1% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2005.
That places Senegal 75th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.3% | — |
| 1965 | 40.5% | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 42.1% | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 41.2% | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 38.3% | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 33.3% | -13.0% |
| 1990 | 28.4% | -14.9% |
| 1995 | 22.9% | -19.5% |
| 2000 | 16.3% | -28.7% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | -20.9% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | +63.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.9% | 39.3% | 40.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 41.7% | 41.2% | 42.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 35.8% | 33.3% | 38.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 25.6% | 22.9% | 28.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 12.9% | 16.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 21.1% | 21.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 72 Jordan 21.4% compare
- 73 Côte d'Ivoire 21.4% compare
- 74 Brunei Darussalam 21.1% compare
- 76 Austria 20.5% compare
- 77 Luxembourg 20.4% compare
- 78 Togo 20.3% 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 50-54 with primary schooling. in Senegal?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Senegal was 21.1% 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 50-54 with primary schooling. recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 42.1% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling.?
- Senegal ranks 75th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. 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 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)