Completion rate, lower secondary … lower second female quintile in Senegal
Senegal: Completion rate, lower secondary … lower second female quintile was 20.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
20.7%
World rank
30th
of 37 countries
All-time high
20.7%
in 2023
All-time low
0.6%
in 2005
Years of data
9
2005–2023
Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female in Senegal, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female in Senegal stood at 20.7%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 176.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female in Senegal peaked at 20.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2005.
Senegal ranks 30th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary … lower second female quintile in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.6% | — |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +596.9% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | +93.3% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | +126.9% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 20.7% | +55.3% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 20.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.6%, 41% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 20.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.3%, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 3.9% | 17.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 20.7% | 20.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 27 Democratic Republic of Congo 37.9% compare
- 28 Zambia 32.9% compare
- 29 Guatemala 22.6% compare
- 31 Burkina Faso 18.0% compare
- 32 Sierra Leone 17.0% compare
- 33 Cameroon 16.2% compare
More education data for Senegal
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 84.65 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 75.47 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55,703 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 64,252 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 162,919 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 181,550 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.28 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4401 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female in Senegal?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female in Senegal was 20.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female?
- Senegal ranks 30th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 176.4%. 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, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release