Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Senegal
Senegal: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes was 20.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Senegal is 20.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Senegal peaked at 20.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2005.
That places Senegal 75th out of 87 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.6% | — |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +25.1% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -72.6% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +255.0% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | +179.3% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | -22.5% |
| 2023 | 20.3% | +54.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 1.2% | 4.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 4.4% | 16.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 20.3% | 20.3% | 1 |
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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, rural, both sexes in Senegal?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Senegal was 20.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes?
- Senegal ranks 75th out of 87 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release