Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Senegal
Senegal: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile was 42.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Senegal, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Senegal is 42.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Senegal peaked at 42.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2005.
Senegal ranks 31st of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12.7% | — |
| 2011 | 17.7% | +39.2% |
| 2014 | 35.7% | +102.2% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | -34.5% |
| 2016 | 39.6% | +69.2% |
| 2017 | 33.6% | -15.2% |
| 2018 | 38.4% | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 40.1% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 42.3% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 17.7% | 40.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 42.3% | 42.3% | 42.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 28 Gambia 60.8% compare
- 29 Sierra Leone 54.0% compare
- 30 Cameroon 54.0% compare
- 32 Burkina Faso 42.1% compare
- 33 Mozambique 39.8% compare
- 34 Malawi 35.8% compare
More education data for Senegal
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.28 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2239 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 72,089 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1125 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 705,639 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.626 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 577,601 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,469 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 13.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Senegal?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Senegal was 42.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile?
- Senegal ranks 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. 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, urban, fourth quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release