Girls in primary school in Senegal

Girls in primary school in Senegal: 0% in 1820 and 79.6% in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2017: 79.6%
Since 1820: +79.6 percentage points
Rank, 2012: 83 of 97; counting from the highest
World, 2017: 88.2%

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% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

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% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

Year	Senegal	World
2018	–	88.2
2017	79.6	88.2
2016	77.3	88.3
2015	77.3	88.2
2014	76.9	88.3
2013	76.1	88.2
2012	77.2	88.2
2011	74.6	88.1
2010	73.7	87.9
2009	72.2	87.9
2008	71.4	87.6
2007	69.8	87.2
2006	66.8	86
2005	64	85.4
2004	62.6	84.7
2003	62.6	83.5
2002	–	81.4
2001	–	81
2000	54.8	80.7
1999	50.8	79.9
1998	52	78.9
1997	48.7	78.1
1996	44.1	77.9
1995	–	78
1994	–	78.3
1993	–	78
1992	38.3	77.7
1991	–	77.8
1990	38.3	77.3
1989	–	77.6
1988	38.8	76.6
1987	–	75.8
1986	37.5	75.3
1985	33.9	74
1980	30	75.8
1975	24	72.9
1970	23.2	69
1965	22.5	66
1960	13.2	63.1
1955	8.2	57.4
1950	2.8	51.4
1945	2.1	43.5
1940	1.7	40
1935	1.3	38.2
1930	1	36.4
1925	0.8	33
1920	0.6	30.5
1915	0.5	29.2
1910	0.4	28.1
1905	0.3	25.1
1900	0.2	23.3
1895	0.2	21.8
1890	0.1	20
1885	0.1	19
1880	0.1	17.2
1875	0.1	15.7
1870	0	13.2
1865	0	10.6
1860	0	9.3
1855	0	8
1850	0	6.8
1845	0	5.9
1840	0	5.2
1835	0	4.5
1830	0	4
1825	0	3.5
1820	0	3.1

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The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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