Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.2365 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Senegal, 2011β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Senegal is 0.2365 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.4% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Senegal peaked at 0.2365 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 GPIA, in 2015.
That places Senegal 80th out of 81 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.139 GPIA | 0.0037 GPIA | 0.2296 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.211 GPIA | 0.1856 GPIA | 0.2365 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 77 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.318 GPIA compare
- 78 Burkina Faso 0.3067 GPIA compare
- 79 Uganda 0.3037 GPIA compare
- 81 Guinea 0.1394 GPIA compare
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 0.2365 GPIA 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 0.2365 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Senegal rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Senegal ranks 80th 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 36.4%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release