Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 3.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Senegal, 2006–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Senegal is 3.4%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 43.0% on the previous year and up 112.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Senegal peaked at 3.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2006.
Senegal ranks 120th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Senegal, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.3% | — |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +497.7% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +60.6% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -37.3% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -22.7% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +73.1% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +43.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 85.33 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 85.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Senegal?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Senegal was 3.4% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2006.
- How does Senegal rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Senegal ranks 120th out of 128 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.3%. 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 short-cycle tertiary, 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 short-cycle tertiary education.