Senegal - Literacy rate
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) in Senegal was 63.50 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 63.50 in 2017, while its lowest value was 28.03 in 1988.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1988 | 28.03 |
| 2002 | 40.97 |
| 2006 | 44.54 |
| 2009 | 54.62 |
| 2011 | 58.74 |
| 2013 | 51.15 |
| 2017 | 63.50 |
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) in Senegal was 75.58 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 75.58 in 2017, while its lowest value was 49.13 in 1988.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1988 | 49.13 |
| 2002 | 58.49 |
| 2006 | 58.13 |
| 2009 | 72.50 |
| 2011 | 73.73 |
| 2013 | 62.83 |
| 2017 | 75.58 |
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24) in Senegal was 69.48 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 69.48 in 2017, while its lowest value was 37.87 in 1988.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1988 | 37.87 |
| 2002 | 49.12 |
| 2006 | 50.85 |
| 2009 | 63.35 |
| 2011 | 65.78 |
| 2013 | 56.94 |
| 2017 | 69.48 |
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) in Senegal was 39.80 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 40.25 in 2011, while its lowest value was 17.86 in 1988.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1988 | 17.86 |
| 2002 | 29.25 |
| 2006 | 32.99 |
| 2009 | 37.42 |
| 2011 | 40.25 |
| 2013 | 33.76 |
| 2017 | 39.80 |
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) in Senegal was 64.81 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 66.04 in 2011, while its lowest value was 36.90 in 1988.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1988 | 36.90 |
| 2002 | 51.05 |
| 2006 | 52.26 |
| 2009 | 59.78 |
| 2011 | 66.04 |
| 2013 | 53.90 |
| 2017 | 64.81 |
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in Senegal was 51.90 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 51.90 in 2017, while its lowest value was 26.87 in 1988.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1988 | 26.87 |
| 2002 | 39.28 |
| 2006 | 41.89 |
| 2009 | 48.04 |
| 2011 | 51.81 |
| 2013 | 43.53 |
| 2017 | 51.90 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
