Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban gender in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban gender was 0.3424 GPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Senegal, 2011–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.3424 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Senegal peaked at 0.3992 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2009 GPIA, in 2017.
That places Senegal 62nd out of 63 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban gender in Senegal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.2818 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.3992 GPIA | +41.7% |
| 2015 | 0.388 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2896 GPIA | -25.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2009 GPIA | -30.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3389 GPIA | +68.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3424 GPIA | +1.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.3424 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6018 GPIA, 57% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3164 GPIA | 0.2009 GPIA | 0.3992 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.3424 GPIA | 0.3424 GPIA | 0.3424 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 master's or equivalent in Senegal?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Senegal was 0.3424 GPIA 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 0.3992 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2009 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Senegal rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Senegal ranks 62nd out of 63 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 21.5%. 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, 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