Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 19.8% 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 19.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Senegal peaked at 26.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2006.
Senegal ranks 126th of 132 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Senegal, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 11.2% | — |
| 2011 | 15.6% | +39.6% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | +19.2% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | +53.4% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | -30.5% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 19.8% | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 15.4% | 26.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 19.8% | 19.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.28 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2239 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 72,089 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1125 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 705,639 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.626 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Senegal?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Senegal was 19.8% 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 26.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2006.
- How does Senegal rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Senegal ranks 126th out of 132 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 6.6%. 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+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.