Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Senegal
Senegal: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 84.65 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Senegal, 1820–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Senegal recorded 84.65 for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Senegal peaked at 85.07 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1820.
That places Senegal 151st out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 0 | — |
| 1825 | 0 | — |
| 1830 | 0.01 | — |
| 1835 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 1860 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 1870 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 1875 | 0.05 | +25.0% |
| 1880 | 0.07 | +40.0% |
| 1885 | 0.09 | +28.6% |
| 1890 | 0.12 | +33.3% |
| 1895 | 0.16 | +33.3% |
| 1900 | 0.2 | +25.0% |
| 1905 | 0.27 | +35.0% |
| 1910 | 0.35 | +29.6% |
| 1915 | 0.45 | +28.6% |
| 1920 | 0.58 | +28.9% |
| 1925 | 0.76 | +31.0% |
| 1930 | 0.98 | +28.9% |
| 1935 | 1.27 | +29.6% |
| 1940 | 1.65 | +29.9% |
| 1945 | 2.14 | +29.7% |
| 1950 | 2.76 | +29.0% |
| 1955 | 8.16 | +195.7% |
| 1960 | 13.16 | +61.3% |
| 1965 | 22.45 | +70.6% |
| 1970 | 23.23 | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 24 | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 23.88 | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 23.76 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 23.63 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 25.71 | +8.8% |
| 1980 | 26.66 | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 27.45 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 28.75 | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 30.32 | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 31.11 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 31.86 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 35.16 | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 35.77 | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 36.38 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 36.38 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 36.38 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 36.59 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 36.8 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 38.35 | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 39.9 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 41.45 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 43 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 47.54 | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 50.81 | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 49.85 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 54.28 | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 57.1 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 59.91 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 62.73 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 62.97 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 64.53 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 67.96 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 70.88 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 72.58 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 73.22 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 74.51 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 75.42 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 78.91 | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 78.23 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 79.16 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 79.62 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 80.08 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 80.55 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 81.01 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 81.48 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 83.98 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 82.61 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 83.46 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 85.07 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 84.65 | -0.5% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 84.65 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.55, 93% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 84.65 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.36, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | +195.7% | 2.76 | 8.16 |
| 1855 | +100.0% | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| 1965 | +70.6% | 13.16 | 22.45 |
| 1960 | +61.3% | 8.16 | 13.16 |
| 1865 | +50.0% | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1880 | +40.0% | 0.05 | 0.07 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1830s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1840s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1850s | 0.015 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 2 |
| 1860s | 0.025 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 1870s | 0.045 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 2 |
| 1890s | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 2 |
| 1900s | 0.235 | 0.2 | 0.27 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.4 | 0.35 | 0.45 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.67 | 0.58 | 0.76 | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.12 | 0.98 | 1.27 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.9 | 1.65 | 2.14 | 2 |
| 1950s | 5.46 | 2.76 | 8.16 | 2 |
| 1960s | 17.8 | 13.16 | 22.45 | 2 |
| 1970s | 24.03 | 23.23 | 25.71 | 6 |
| 1980s | 31.98 | 26.66 | 36.38 | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.06 | 36.38 | 50.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.62 | 54.28 | 73.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.9 | 74.51 | 81.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.95 | 82.61 | 85.07 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 75.47 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Senegal?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Senegal was 84.65 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 85.07 in 2023.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1820.
- How does Senegal rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Senegal ranks 151st out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.