Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Senegal
Senegal: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male was 30.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Senegal stood at 30.8%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Senegal peaked at 30.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2005.
That places Senegal 83rd 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.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.1% | — |
| 2002 | 17.5% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | -26.0% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +46.3% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | +43.9% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 29.0% | +21.3% |
| 2018 | 27.9% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 27.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 30.8% | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.2% | 12.9% | 18.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 18.9% | 29.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 30.8% | 30.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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, male in Senegal?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Senegal was 30.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 30.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male?
- Senegal ranks 83rd out of 92 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release