Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Senegal
Senegal: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile was 18.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Senegal, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Senegal is 18.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Senegal peaked at 32.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2005.
That places Senegal 26th out of 26 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.1% | — |
| 2011 | 29.7% | +193.7% |
| 2014 | 24.6% | -17.2% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | -22.0% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | +40.7% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | -46.0% |
| 2018 | 32.1% | +120.1% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | -38.2% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 14.6% | 32.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 18.6% | 18.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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, urban, second quintile in Senegal?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Senegal was 18.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile?
- Senegal ranks 26th out of 26 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. 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, second quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release