Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender was 0.6238 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.6238 GPIA
World rank
91st
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.6238 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.4343 GPIA
in 2017
Years of data
9
2006–2023
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 … lower urban gender 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% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.6238 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8237 GPIA, 76% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.6238 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.702 GPIA, 89% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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