Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Senegal
Senegal: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female was 31.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 31.2% for completion rate, lower secondary education, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Senegal peaked at 31.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2005.
That places Senegal 79th out of 92 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 7.6% | 11.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 11.9% | 31.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 31.2% | 31.2% | 1 |
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More education data for Senegal
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 72,089 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 85.33 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 85.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Senegal?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Senegal was 31.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female?
- Senegal ranks 79th out of 92 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release