Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural male in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural male was 17.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Senegal, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Senegal is 17.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 21.5% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Senegal peaked at 22.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2006.
Senegal ranks 96th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural male in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4.9% | — |
| 2011 | 11.1% | +127.0% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +35.0% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | -24.6% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | +61.4% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | -26.3% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | +60.8% |
| 2023 | 17.7% | -21.5% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 17.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.8%, 30% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 17.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.5%, 46% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 11.1% | 19.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 17.7% | 22.5% | 2 |
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 primary education or higher in Senegal?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Senegal was 17.7% 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 22.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2006.
- How does Senegal rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Senegal ranks 96th out of 100 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 up 17.5%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release