Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Senegal
Senegal: Literacy rate of young men vs. women was 69.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Senegal, 1988–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 69.3% for literacy rate of young men vs. women in 2023.
That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Senegal peaked at 76.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 49.1%, in 1988.
That places Senegal 91st out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 49.1% | — |
| 2002 | 58.5% | +19.1% |
| 2005 | 57.4% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 58.1% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 72.5% | +24.7% |
| 2011 | 73.7% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 62.8% | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 63.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 65.8% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 69.4% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 75.6% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 66.2% | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 68.8% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 76.6% | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 69.3% | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.1% | 49.1% | 49.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 61.6% | 57.4% | 72.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 68.2% | 62.8% | 75.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 72.9% | 69.3% | 76.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.4401 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate of young men vs. women in Senegal?
- Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Senegal was 69.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 76.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.1% in 1988.
- How does Senegal rank for literacy rate of young men vs. women?
- Senegal ranks 91st out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate of young men vs. women rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of men aged 15 to 24 years who can read and write.