Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Senegal

Senegal: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below was 1.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.0%
World rank
12th
of 104 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1995
All-time low
0.8%
in 2001
Years of data
5
1995–2018

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Senegal, 1995–2018

00.20.40.60.811995200620181995: 1 % of youth labor force with low education2001: 0.812 % of youth labor force with low education2005: 0.862 % of youth labor force with low education2011: 0.985 % of youth labor force with low education2018: 0.992 % of youth labor force with low education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with low education.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 1.0% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Senegal peaked at 1.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2001.

Senegal ranks 12th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education) in Senegal, 1995 to 2018.
Year % of youth labor force with low education Change
1995 1.0%
2001 0.8% -18.8%
2005 0.9% +6.1%
2011 1.0% +14.3%
2018 1.0% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 2
2010s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 2

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 9 China 1.0% compare
  2. 10 Togo 1.0% compare
  3. 11 Malawi 1.0% compare
  4. 13 Niger 1.0% compare
  5. 14 Madagascar 1.0% compare
  6. 15 Ecuador 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Senegal?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Senegal was 1.0% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1995.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2001.
How does Senegal rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below?
Senegal ranks 12th out of 104 countries with data for 2018.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,416 data points, 1970–2021
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