Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.4394 GPIA in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Senegal, 2006β2022
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.
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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.3688 GPIA 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 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.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release