Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral both in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral both was 0.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.2%
Change on year
down 41.4%
World rank
49th
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2015
All-time low
0.1%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2011–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Senegal, 2011–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Senegal stood at 0.2%.
The figure is down 41.4% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Senegal peaked at 0.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.
Senegal ranks 49th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral both in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.3% | — |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +54.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +46.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -58.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -74.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +524.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -41.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 4.3× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
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 doctoral or equivalent in Senegal?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Senegal was 0.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- How does Senegal rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Senegal ranks 49th out of 67 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release