Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 10.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Senegal, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Senegal is 10.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Senegal peaked at 10.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2006.
Senegal ranks 125th of 131 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4.6% | — |
| 2011 | 7.2% | +56.5% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | +32.9% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -24.5% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | +23.7% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | +20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.2% | 10.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 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 10.8% 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 10.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2006.
- How does Senegal rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Senegal ranks 125th out of 131 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 13.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release