Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 3.6% in 2023. β Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Senegal, 2006β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Senegal stood at 3.6%.
That represents a change of up 21.3% on the previous year and up 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Senegal peaked at 5.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2006.
That places Senegal 108th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 0.9% | 5.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 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)
- 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 3.6% 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 5.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2006.
- How does Senegal rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Senegal ranks 108th out of 113 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 51.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release