Share of primary school teachers who are women in Senegal
Senegal: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 34.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Senegal, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 34.5% for share of primary school teachers who are women in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Senegal peaked at 34.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 1978.
Senegal ranks 200th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 20.6% | — |
| 1979 | 21.3% | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 22.1% | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 24.0% | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 26.3% | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 25.7% | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 27.7% | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 27.0% | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 26.7% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 27.4% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 27.2% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 26.4% | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 27.0% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 26.2% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 25.8% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 25.8% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 26.1% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 24.7% | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 21.7% | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 23.0% | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 22.1% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 22.8% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 23.2% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 23.6% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 25.1% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 28.8% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 29.6% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 30.6% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 31.1% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 31.8% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 32.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 32.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 31.9% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 32.2% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 32.4% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 33.5% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 33.4% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 34.5% | +3.2% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 34.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.1%, 57% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 34.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.7%, 71% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.9% | 20.6% | 21.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 26.0% | 22.1% | 27.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 25.5% | 21.7% | 27.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 22.1% | 29.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 30.6% | 32.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 32.2% | 34.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 197 Guinea 40.9% compare
- 198 Cote d'Ivoire 37.9% compare
- 199 Djibouti 37.4% compare
- 201 Sierra Leone 33.8% compare
- 202 Falkland Islands 33.3%
- 203 Haiti 32.4% compare
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 share of primary school teachers who are women in Senegal?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Senegal was 34.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 1978.
- How does Senegal rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Senegal ranks 200th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.