Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Senegal
Senegal: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male was 21.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Senegal, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Senegal is 21.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Senegal peaked at 21.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2005.
That places Senegal 71st out of 79 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 6.3% | — |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -69.8% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +253.2% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | +163.1% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | +41.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 1.9% | 6.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 6.8% | 17.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 21.8% | 21.8% | 1 |
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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, rural, male in Senegal?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Senegal was 21.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male?
- Senegal ranks 71st out of 79 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release