Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 17.9% 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 17.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Senegal peaked at 17.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2006.
That places Senegal 95th 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 10.3% | — |
| 2011 | 14.1% | +37.0% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +23.7% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | -22.5% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | +19.2% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 13.5% | 17.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 17.9% | 17.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 92 Niger 23.6% compare
- 93 Burkina Faso 18.9% compare
- 94 Guinea 18.3% compare
- 96 Afghanistan 15.6% compare
- 97 Benin 12.3% compare
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 17.9% 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 17.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2006.
- How does Senegal rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Senegal ranks 95th 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 3.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release