Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender was 0.5466 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
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Senegal stood at 0.5466 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Senegal peaked at 0.5466 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3931 GPIA, in 2017.
That places Senegal 122nd out of 132 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Senegal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.4123 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.4621 GPIA | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5152 GPIA | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 0.469 GPIA | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.525 GPIA | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3931 GPIA | -25.1% |
| 2018 | 0.53 GPIA | +34.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4926 GPIA | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5466 GPIA | +11.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.5466 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7489 GPIA, 73% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.5466 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5856 GPIA, 93% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4123 GPIA | 0.4123 GPIA | 0.4123 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4839 GPIA | 0.3931 GPIA | 0.53 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5466 GPIA | 0.5466 GPIA | 0.5466 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 0.5466 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 0.5466 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3931 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Senegal rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Senegal ranks 122nd out of 132 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 6.1%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release