Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 17.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Senegal, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Senegal is 17.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 23.8% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Senegal peaked at 26.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2015.
Senegal ranks 106th of 108 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 | 15.5% | 15.5% | 15.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 14.0% | 26.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 17.6% | 23.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 103 Tunisia 24.1% compare
- 104 Cambodia 21.7% compare
- 105 Burkina Faso 18.7% compare
- 107 Tanzania, United Republic of 17.5% compare
- 108 Niger 11.9% 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)
- 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 17.6% 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 26.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2015.
- How does Senegal rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Senegal ranks 106th out of 108 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 down 4.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release