Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 10.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Senegal, 2006–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Senegal is 10.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Senegal peaked at 10.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2006.
Senegal ranks 125th of 131 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Senegal, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4.6% | — |
| 2011 | 7.2% | +56.5% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | +32.9% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -24.5% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | +23.7% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | +20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.2% | 10.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 577,601 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,469 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 13.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 279,917 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,875 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,214 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 145,925 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.6393 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Senegal?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Senegal was 10.8% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2006.
- How does Senegal rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Senegal ranks 125th out of 131 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.