Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 4.4% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Senegal, 2011β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Senegal is 4.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.3% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Senegal peaked at 5.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2017.
Senegal ranks 81st of 86 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.2% | 1.6% | 4.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.4% | 5.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 78 Ghana 5.5% compare
- 79 Mali 5.1% compare
- 80 Zambia 4.4% compare
- 82 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 4.4% compare
- 83 Burkina Faso 4.3% compare
- 84 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.8% 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 4.4% 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 5.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2017.
- How does Senegal rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Senegal ranks 81st out of 86 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 25.5%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release