Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Senegal
Senegal: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes was 23.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 23.0% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in 2023.
The figure is up 105.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Senegal peaked at 23.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2005.
That places Senegal 86th out of 90 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, urban, both sexes in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.1% | — |
| 2002 | 14.2% | +27.6% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | -61.2% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | +109.4% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | +26.2% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | +22.0% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | +25.8% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -29.3% |
| 2023 | 23.0% | +39.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 5.5% | 14.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 11.2% | 23.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Senegal?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Senegal was 23.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes?
- Senegal ranks 86th out of 90 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.1%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release