Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total in Senegal

Senegal: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total was 0.99 in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
0.99
World rank
136th
of 144 countries
All-time high
2.2
in 1985
All-time low
0.57
in 2005
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total in Senegal, 1960–2010

0.511.521960198520101960: 1.51965: 1.51970: 2.11975: 21980: 2.11985: 2.21990: 1.61995: 1.22000: 0.912005: 0.572010: 0.99

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total in Senegal stood at 0.99.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total in Senegal peaked at 2.2 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.57, in 2005.

That places Senegal 136th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.53 1.52 1.54 2
1970s 2.06 1.98 2.14 2
1980s 2.13 2.07 2.2 2
1990s 1.37 1.19 1.55 2
2000s 0.74 0.57 0.91 2
2010s 0.99 0.99 0.99 1

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 133 Morocco 1.06 compare
  2. 135 Maldives 1 compare
  3. 137 Sierra Leone 0.96 compare
  4. 137 Sudan 0.96 compare
  5. 139 Papua New Guinea 0.95 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total in Senegal?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total in Senegal was 0.99 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 2.2 in 1985.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.57 in 2005.
How does Senegal rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total?
Senegal ranks 136th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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: Average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of total schooling, 65-69, total is the average years of education completed among people age 65-69.