Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 12.2% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Senegal, 2006β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Senegal is 12.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 17.8% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Senegal peaked at 17.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2006.
That places Senegal 133rd out of 140 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 | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 8.5% | 17.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 12.2% | 14.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 130 Mozambique, Republic of 15.3% compare
- 131 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 13.3% compare
- 132 Cambodia 13.2% compare
- 134 Burundi 11.8% compare
- 135 Madagascar, Republic of 10.6% compare
- 136 Benin 10.1% 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 upper secondary education or in Senegal?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Senegal was 12.2% 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 17.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2006.
- How does Senegal rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Senegal ranks 133rd out of 140 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 5.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release