Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.5689 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Senegal, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.5689 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Senegal peaked at 0.59 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3103 GPIA, in 2017.
Senegal ranks 103rd of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4164 GPIA | 0.4164 GPIA | 0.4164 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4772 GPIA | 0.3103 GPIA | 0.59 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5749 GPIA | 0.5689 GPIA | 0.5808 GPIA | 2 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 85.33 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 85.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Senegal?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Senegal was 0.5689 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.59 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3103 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Senegal rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Senegal ranks 103rd out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 upper secondary 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