Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 0.8% in 2022. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Senegal, 2011β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Senegal stood at 0.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.2% on the previous year and up 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Senegal peaked at 1.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2017.
That places Senegal 71st out of 78 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 85.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Senegal?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Senegal was 0.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2017.
- How does Senegal rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Senegal ranks 71st out of 78 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 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