Completion rate, upper secondary education … GPIA gender adjusted in Senegal
Senegal: Completion rate, upper secondary education … GPIA gender adjusted was 0.8156 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Senegal stood at 0.8156 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 130.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Senegal peaked at 0.9273 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2969 GPIA, in 2000.
That places Senegal 81st out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … GPIA gender adjusted in Senegal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2969 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.6665 GPIA | +124.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4234 GPIA | -36.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7539 GPIA | +78.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3532 GPIA | -53.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6256 GPIA | +77.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5786 GPIA | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7011 GPIA | +21.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9273 GPIA | +32.3% |
| 2019 | 0.842 GPIA | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8156 GPIA | -3.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.8156 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9496 GPIA, 86% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.8156 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8156 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4623 GPIA | 0.2969 GPIA | 0.6665 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.6831 GPIA | 0.3532 GPIA | 0.9273 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8156 GPIA | 0.8156 GPIA | 0.8156 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 78 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.8775 GPIA compare
- 79 Bangladesh 0.8668 GPIA compare
- 80 Liberia 0.8613 GPIA compare
- 82 Cameroon 0.7892 GPIA compare
- 83 Sierra Leone 0.7768 GPIA compare
- 84 Guinea-Bissau 0.7398 GPIA 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Senegal?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Senegal was 0.8156 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9273 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2969 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Senegal ranks 81st out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.9%. 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release