Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal
Senegal: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.55 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.55 GPIA
World rank
80th
of 87 countries
All-time high
0.63 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.41 GPIA
in 1988
Years of data
12
1988–2023
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal, 1988–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.55 GPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal peaked at 0.63 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.41 GPIA, in 1988.
Senegal ranks 80th of 87 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.41 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.49 GPIA | +19.5% |
| 2006 | 0.55 GPIA | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 0.54 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.53 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.53 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.54 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.55 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.49 GPIA | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 0.63 GPIA | +28.6% |
| 2019 | 0.54 GPIA | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.55 GPIA | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.41 GPIA | 0.41 GPIA | 0.41 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5267 GPIA | 0.49 GPIA | 0.55 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.5443 GPIA | 0.49 GPIA | 0.63 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.55 GPIA | 0.55 GPIA | 0.55 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 77 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.57 GPIA compare
- 77 Ethiopia 0.57 GPIA compare
- 79 Burkina Faso 0.5607 GPIA compare
- 81 Benin 0.54 GPIA compare
- 82 Mali 0.51 GPIA compare
- 83 Niger 0.45 GPIA compare
- 83 Sierra Leone 0.45 GPIA compare
More education data for Senegal
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.28 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2239 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 72,089 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1125 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 705,639 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.626 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 577,601 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,469 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 13.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal was 0.55 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.63 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.41 GPIA in 1988.
- How does Senegal rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- Senegal ranks 80th out of 87 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release