Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in Senegal
Senegal: Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both was 55.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 55.6% for completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in Senegal peaked at 55.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 2005.
Senegal ranks 48th of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.8% | — |
| 2005 | 24.4% | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 31.5% | +29.1% |
| 2014 | 39.0% | +23.7% |
| 2015 | 42.2% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 38.2% | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 46.8% | +22.4% |
| 2018 | 54.2% | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 54.9% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 55.6% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.1% | 24.4% | 27.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 31.5% | 54.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 55.6% | 55.6% | 55.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 45 Burkina Faso 59.6% compare
- 46 Côte d'Ivoire 58.4% compare
- 47 Mali 55.7% compare
- 49 Benin 52.7% compare
- 50 Chad 34.2% compare
More education data for Senegal
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4401 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.127 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.4401 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.127 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in Senegal?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in Senegal was 55.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 55.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both?
- Senegal ranks 48th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release