Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA was 0.3597 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
Senegal recorded 0.3597 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 81.1% on the previous year and up 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Senegal peaked at 0.3597 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0922 LPIA, in 2006.
Senegal ranks 88th of 105 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 … male upper location LPIA in Senegal, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.0922 LPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.1137 LPIA | +23.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2184 LPIA | +92.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2215 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2334 LPIA | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3206 LPIA | +37.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2219 LPIA | -30.8% |
| 2019 | 0.203 LPIA | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1986 LPIA | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3597 LPIA | +81.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.3597 LPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4575 LPIA, 79% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.3597 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2678 LPIA, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0922 LPIA | 0.0922 LPIA | 0.0922 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2189 LPIA | 0.1137 LPIA | 0.3206 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.2791 LPIA | 0.1986 LPIA | 0.3597 LPIA | 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 upper secondary education or in Senegal?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Senegal was 0.3597 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 0.3597 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0922 LPIA in 2006.
- How does Senegal rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Senegal ranks 88th 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 64.7%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release