Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 3.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Senegal, 2006–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 3.8% for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in 2022.
The figure is up 58.8% on the previous year and up 135.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Senegal peaked at 4.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2011.
Senegal ranks 104th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Senegal, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.6% | — |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +60.6% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +34.3% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -32.9% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +96.2% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -47.7% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +58.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.6% | 4.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1 |
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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 educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Senegal?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Senegal was 3.8% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2011.
- How does Senegal rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Senegal ranks 104th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 135.7%. 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 post-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 post-secondary non-tertiary education.