Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Senegal
Senegal: Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male was 29.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
29.2%
World rank
34th
of 38 countries
All-time high
31.2%
in 2019
All-time low
7.5%
in 2005
Years of data
9
2005–2023
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Senegal, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Senegal stood at 29.2%.
The figure is up 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Senegal peaked at 31.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2005.
Senegal ranks 34th of 38 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.5% | — |
| 2011 | 19.5% | +159.4% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 24.1% | +30.4% |
| 2016 | 30.4% | +26.0% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 22.3% | -27.0% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | +39.9% |
| 2023 | 29.2% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 18.5% | 31.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 29.2% | 29.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 31 Guatemala 45.7% compare
- 32 Sierra Leone 40.6% compare
- 33 Burkina Faso 29.7% compare
- 35 Benin 27.4% compare
- 36 Mali 20.0% compare
- 37 Mozambique 16.5% compare
More education data for Senegal
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,875 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,214 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 145,925 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.6393 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 133,992 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Senegal?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Senegal was 29.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male?
- Senegal ranks 34th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.9%. 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, middle quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release