Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 25.8% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Senegal, 2006β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Senegal is 25.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Senegal peaked at 27.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2006.
That places Senegal 131st out of 136 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 18.3% | 27.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 25.8% | 25.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 128 Sierra Leone 33.5% compare
- 129 Mozambique 32.1% compare
- 130 Ethiopia 31.3% compare
- 132 Benin 22.6% compare
- 133 Burkina Faso 21.3% compare
- 134 Afghanistan 21.0% 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)
- 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 primary education or higher in Senegal?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Senegal was 25.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2006.
- How does Senegal rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Senegal ranks 131st out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release