Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Senegal
Senegal: Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling was 3.77 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Senegal, 1950β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 3.77 for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Senegal peaked at 7.29 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 3.77, in 2024.
Senegal ranks 33rd of 229 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.84 | 6.79 | 6.96 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.15 | 7 | 7.26 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.26 | 7.25 | 7.29 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.99 | 6.48 | 7.29 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.91 | 5.57 | 6.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.19 | 5.02 | 5.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.75 | 4.1 | 5.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.88 | 3.77 | 4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 30 Comoros, Union of the 3.82 compare
- 31 Samoa 3.8 compare
- 32 South Sudan, Republic of 3.79 compare
- 34 Guinea-Bissau 3.76 compare
- 35 Sierra Leone 3.7 compare
- 36 Eritrea, The State of 3.68 compare
More education data for Senegal
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 85.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 72,089 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 75.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Senegal?
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Senegal was 3.77 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 7.29 in 1980.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.77 in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling?
- Senegal ranks 33rd out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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