Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender was 0.4394 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.4394 GPIA
Change on year
up 24.6%
World rank
120th
of 127 countries
All-time high
0.4394 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.1855 GPIA
in 2006
Years of data
8
2006–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Senegal, 2006–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.4394 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.6% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Senegal peaked at 0.4394 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1855 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Senegal 120th out of 127 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Senegal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.1855 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.3364 GPIA | +81.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4225 GPIA | +25.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4184 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3688 GPIA | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1983 GPIA | -46.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3528 GPIA | +77.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4394 GPIA | +24.6% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.4394 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7133 GPIA, 62% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.4394 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5184 GPIA, 85% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1855 GPIA | 0.1855 GPIA | 0.1855 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3495 GPIA | 0.1983 GPIA | 0.4225 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.4394 GPIA | 0.4394 GPIA | 0.4394 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 117 Bangladesh 0.4966 GPIA compare
- 118 Burundi 0.459 GPIA compare
- 119 Tajikistan 0.4536 GPIA compare
- 121 Burkina Faso 0.4364 GPIA compare
- 122 Mali 0.3721 GPIA compare
- 123 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.3688 GPIA compare
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Senegal?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Senegal was 0.4394 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4394 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1855 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Senegal rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Senegal ranks 120th out of 127 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release