Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Senegal
Senegal: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.6458 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.6458
World rank
114th
of 121 countries
All-time high
0.6458
in 2023
All-time low
0.4056
in 2017
Years of data
9
2006–2023
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Senegal, 2006–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.6458 for gender ratios for mean years of schooling in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Senegal peaked at 0.6458 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4056, in 2017.
That places Senegal 114th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.4919 | — |
| 2011 | 0.5592 | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6064 | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5839 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6213 | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4056 | -34.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6142 | +51.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6081 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6458 | +6.2% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.6458 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8492, 76% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.6458 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7483, 86% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4919 | 0.4919 | 0.4919 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5713 | 0.4056 | 0.6213 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6458 | 0.6458 | 0.6458 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 84.65 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Senegal?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Senegal was 0.6458 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6458 in 2023.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4056 in 2017.
- How does Senegal rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Senegal ranks 114th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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