Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Senegal

Senegal: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 48.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
48.8%
World rank
175th
of 188 countries
All-time high
59.2%
in 2014
All-time low
21.0%
in 1998
Years of data
17
1996–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Senegal, 1996–2019

02040601996200720191996: 21.4 %1997: 21.2 %1998: 21 %1999: 22.2 %2000: 23.4 %2001: 23.8 %2002: 25.4 %2003: 27.7 %2004: 30.1 %2005: 32.7 %2006: 36.1 %2008: 43.3 %2011: 54.2 %2012: 56.9 %2013: 58.2 %2014: 59.2 %2019: 48.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Senegal is 48.8%, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Senegal peaked at 59.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 1998.

Senegal ranks 175th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%) in Senegal, 1996 to 2019.
Year % Change
1996 21.4%
1997 21.2% -1.1%
1998 21.0% -0.7%
1999 22.2% +5.5%
2000 23.4% +5.4%
2001 23.8% +1.9%
2002 25.4% +6.4%
2003 27.7% +9.4%
2004 30.1% +8.6%
2005 32.7% +8.7%
2006 36.1% +10.4%
2008 43.3% +20.0%
2011 54.2% +25.0%
2012 56.9% +5.0%
2013 58.2% +2.4%
2014 59.2% +1.7%
2019 48.8% -17.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21.5% 21.0% 22.2% 4
2000s 30.3% 23.4% 43.3% 8
2010s 55.5% 48.8% 59.2% 5

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 172 Rwanda 51.2% compare
  2. 173 Burkina Faso 50.8% compare
  3. 174 Malawi 49.1% compare
  4. 176 Nigeria 46.8% compare
  5. 177 Ethiopia 45.8% compare
  6. 178 Mauritania 45.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Senegal?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Senegal was 48.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 59.2% in 2014.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 1998.
How does Senegal rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
Senegal ranks 175th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.