Educational attainment rate, completed … female Bachelor rural s in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment rate, completed … female Bachelor rural s was 0.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Senegal, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Senegal stood at 0.6%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 80.0% on the previous year and up 229.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Senegal peaked at 0.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
That places Senegal 76th out of 81 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female Bachelor rural s in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +720.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -97.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +5213.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -29.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +52.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +80.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.0%, 29% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7%, 81% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 84.65 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 75.47 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55,703 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 64,252 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 162,919 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 181,550 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.28 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4401 % change on previous year (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 0.6% 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 0.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Senegal rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Senegal ranks 76th out of 81 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 229.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release