Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Senegal
Senegal: Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female was 36.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Senegal, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Senegal stood at 36.9%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Senegal peaked at 36.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2005.
That places Senegal 33rd out of 38 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.8% | — |
| 2011 | 14.1% | +30.3% |
| 2014 | 31.6% | +123.9% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | -39.0% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | +66.1% |
| 2017 | 31.5% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 35.2% | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 34.1% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 36.9% | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 14.1% | 35.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 36.9% | 36.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 30 Gambia 59.5% compare
- 31 Cameroon 55.1% compare
- 32 Sierra Leone 53.6% compare
- 34 Burkina Faso 36.2% compare
- 35 Mozambique 33.2% compare
- 36 Mali 30.0% compare
More education data for Senegal
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Senegal?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Senegal was 36.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female?
- Senegal ranks 33rd out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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, fourth quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release