Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 8.4% 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
Senegal recorded 8.4% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Senegal peaked at 10.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2006.
That places Senegal 137th out of 142 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 | 4.9% | — |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | +46.6% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -30.6% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | +20.9% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | +57.3% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | -33.7% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +44.7% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | -21.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 5.6% | 10.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 8.4% | 10.7% | 2 |
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 upper secondary in Senegal?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Senegal was 8.4% 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 10.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2006.
- How does Senegal rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Senegal ranks 137th out of 142 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 2.6%. 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 upper secondary, population 25+, total (%) (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 upper secondary education.