Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Senegal
Senegal: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile was 39.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Senegal, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Senegal stood at 39.8%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Senegal peaked at 39.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2005.
That places Senegal 35th out of 37 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.9% | — |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +72.3% |
| 2014 | 28.8% | +52.4% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | -16.5% |
| 2016 | 25.9% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 27.2% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 36.9% | +35.7% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | -32.0% |
| 2023 | 39.8% | +58.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 18.9% | 36.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 39.8% | 39.8% | 39.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.127 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.4401 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Senegal?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Senegal was 39.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 39.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile?
- Senegal ranks 35th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. 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, richest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release