Senegal

Female Literacy Rate

63.5
ages 15-24
Dec 88Dec 02Dec 06Dec 09Dec 11Dec 13Dec 170.00025.0050.0075.00100.00
  • Senegal
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

137
Angola70.59
138
Nigeria68.26
139
Mozambique65.49
140
Pakistan65.19
141
Gambia64.45
142
Senegal63.5
144
Yemen60.6
145
Mauritania56.76
146
Burkina Faso54.45
147
Benin51.94

Africa Ranking

34
Malawi73.39
35
Ethiopia71.97
36
Nigeria68.26
37
Mozambique65.49
38
Gambia64.45
39
Senegal63.5
41
Mauritania56.76
43
Benin51.94

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Definition of Female Literacy Rate

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.

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