Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 12.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper 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 upper secondary in Senegal is 12.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.8% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Senegal peaked at 17.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2006.
That places Senegal 133rd out of 140 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Senegal, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7.5% | — |
| 2011 | 8.7% | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | +32.9% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | -25.9% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | +77.1% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | -37.1% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | +31.8% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | -17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 8.5% | 17.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 12.2% | 14.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 133,992 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Senegal?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Senegal was 12.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2006.
- How does Senegal rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Senegal ranks 133rd out of 140 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 upper secondary, population 25+, male (%) (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 upper secondary education.