Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female in Senegal
Senegal: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female was 20.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female in Senegal, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female in Senegal stood at 20.1%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female in Senegal peaked at 20.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2002.
Senegal ranks 53rd of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5.6% | — |
| 2006 | 10.3% | +84.0% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | +41.0% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | +18.7% |
| 2016 | 18.5% | +25.1% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | -45.1% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | +80.2% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | +26.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.2% | 5.6% | 14.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 10.2% | 18.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 20.1% | 20.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.127 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female in Senegal?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female in Senegal was 20.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2002.
- How does Senegal rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female?
- Senegal ranks 53rd out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.6%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release