Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.2671 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Senegal, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Senegal is 0.2671 LPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 59.2% on the previous year and up 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Senegal peaked at 0.2992 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0675 LPIA, in 2006.
That places Senegal 93rd out of 105 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 0.0675 LPIA | 0.0675 LPIA | 0.0675 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1686 LPIA | 0.0866 LPIA | 0.2992 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.2175 LPIA | 0.1678 LPIA | 0.2671 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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 0.2671 LPIA 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 0.2992 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0675 LPIA in 2006.
- How does Senegal rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Senegal ranks 93rd out of 105 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 58.2%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release