Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.6238 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Senegal, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.6238 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Senegal peaked at 0.6238 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4343 GPIA, in 2017.
That places Senegal 91st out of 97 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Senegal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.4539 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.5342 GPIA | +17.7% |
| 2013 | 0.594 GPIA | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5619 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6237 GPIA | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4343 GPIA | -30.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6179 GPIA | +42.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5614 GPIA | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6238 GPIA | +11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4539 GPIA | 0.4539 GPIA | 0.4539 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5611 GPIA | 0.4343 GPIA | 0.6237 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6238 GPIA | 0.6238 GPIA | 0.6238 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 85.33 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 85.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Senegal?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Senegal was 0.6238 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6238 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4343 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Senegal rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Senegal ranks 91st out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release