Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.2138 LPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Senegal, 2011β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Senegal stood at 0.2138 LPIA.
That represents a change of up 98.2% on the previous year and up 110.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Senegal peaked at 0.2607 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0365 LPIA, in 2011.
Senegal ranks 70th of 83 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1198 LPIA | 0.0365 LPIA | 0.2607 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1608 LPIA | 0.1079 LPIA | 0.2138 LPIA | 2 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 85.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Senegal?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Senegal was 0.2138 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2607 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0365 LPIA in 2011.
- How does Senegal rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Senegal ranks 70th out of 83 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release