Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Senegal
Senegal: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female was 45.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Senegal, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Senegal is 45.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Senegal peaked at 52.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2005.
That places Senegal 75th out of 80 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, urban, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 20.5% | — |
| 2005 | 14.4% | -29.7% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | +54.7% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | +21.5% |
| 2015 | 26.9% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 38.7% | +43.6% |
| 2017 | 36.7% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 46.1% | +25.5% |
| 2019 | 52.2% | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 45.5% | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.5% | 14.4% | 20.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.7% | 22.3% | 52.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 45.5% | 45.5% | 45.5% | 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, urban, female in Senegal?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Senegal was 45.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 52.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female?
- Senegal ranks 75th out of 80 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.9%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release