Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Senegal

Senegal: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total was 0.4 in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
0.4
World rank
140th
of 144 countries
All-time high
2.22
in 1970
All-time low
0.38
in 2005
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Senegal, 1960–2010

0.511.521960198520101960: 1.51965: 1.61970: 2.21975: 2.11980: 2.11985: 2.11990: 1.61995: 1.32000: 0.842005: 0.382010: 0.4

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Senegal is 0.4, measured in 2010.

That represents a change of down 52.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Senegal peaked at 2.22 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.38, in 2005.

That places Senegal 140th 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 1.54 1.52 1.55 2
1970s 2.16 2.09 2.22 2
1980s 2.11 2.1 2.12 2
1990s 1.42 1.28 1.56 2
2000s 0.61 0.38 0.84 2
2010s 0.4 0.4 0.4 1

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 137 Mali 0.51 compare
  2. 138 Niger 0.47 compare
  3. 139 Papua New Guinea 0.42 compare
  4. 141 Afghanistan 0.39 compare
  5. 142 Maldives 0.36 compare
  6. 143 Mozambique 0.23 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 75+, total in Senegal?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Senegal was 0.4 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 75+, total recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 2.22 in 1970.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.38 in 2005.
How does Senegal rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total?
Senegal ranks 140th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. 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 75+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, 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, 75+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 75.