Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Senegal
Senegal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education was 75.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Senegal, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Senegal is 75.0%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Senegal peaked at 85.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 56.8%, in 1975.
Senegal ranks 8th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 60.3% | — |
| 1965 | 60.2% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 58.9% | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 56.8% | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 57.5% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 64.6% | +12.3% |
| 1990 | 69.5% | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 75.0% | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 78.1% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 85.9% | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 75.0% | -12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.2% | 60.2% | 60.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 57.8% | 56.8% | 58.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 61.0% | 57.5% | 64.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 72.2% | 69.5% | 75.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 82.0% | 78.1% | 85.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 75.0% | 75.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 5 Mozambique 80.5% compare
- 6 Afghanistan 78.4% compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 77.8% compare
- 9 Kenya 74.6% compare
- 10 Benin 73.8% compare
- 11 Burundi 72.4% compare
More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Senegal?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Senegal was 75.0% 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 55-59 with no education recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 85.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.8% in 1975.
- How does Senegal rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education?
- Senegal ranks 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 population age 55-59 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education