Completion rate, upper secondary … upper second female quintile in Senegal
Senegal: Completion rate, upper secondary … upper second female quintile was 2.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
2.0%
World rank
36th
of 40 countries
All-time high
4.9%
in 2018
All-time low
0.0%
in 2005
Years of data
9
2005–2023
Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in Senegal, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in Senegal stood at 2.0%.
That represents a change of down 58.8% over five years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in Senegal peaked at 4.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.
Senegal ranks 36th of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary … upper second female quintile in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.3% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | — |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -26.7% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +150.0% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +109.5% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -72.5% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +49.7% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 2.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.6%, 8% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 2.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.1%, 39% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.0% | 4.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 33 Sierra Leone 5.1% compare
- 34 Burkina Faso 4.7% compare
- 35 Cameroon 3.9% compare
- 37 Mali 1.6% compare
- 38 Mozambique 1.5% compare
- 39 Zimbabwe 0.5% 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, second quintile, female in Senegal?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in Senegal was 2.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female?
- Senegal ranks 36th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release