Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Senegal
Senegal: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male was 23.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Senegal, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Senegal stood at 23.4%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Senegal peaked at 23.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2005.
That places Senegal 80th out of 81 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 16.4% | — |
| 2005 | 7.0% | -57.1% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | +70.2% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | +33.3% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 18.5% | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | -30.2% |
| 2023 | 23.4% | +44.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.7% | 7.0% | 16.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 12.0% | 23.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 23.4% | 23.4% | 1 |
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More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Senegal?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Senegal was 23.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male?
- Senegal ranks 80th out of 81 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release