Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Senegal
Senegal: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index was 0.46 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Senegal, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Senegal stood at 0.46 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Senegal peaked at 0.68 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.35 LPIA, in 2009.
Senegal ranks 50th of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Senegal, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.36 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.39 LPIA | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.35 LPIA | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 0.51 LPIA | +45.7% |
| 2013 | 0.47 LPIA | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.39 LPIA | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 0.42 LPIA | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.68 LPIA | +61.9% |
| 2018 | 0.37 LPIA | -45.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4 LPIA | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 0.46 LPIA | +15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3667 LPIA | 0.35 LPIA | 0.39 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4629 LPIA | 0.37 LPIA | 0.68 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.46 LPIA | 0.46 LPIA | 0.46 LPIA | 1 |
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More education data for Senegal
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,875 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,214 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 145,925 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.6393 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 133,992 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Senegal?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Senegal was 0.46 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.68 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.35 LPIA in 2009.
- How does Senegal rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index?
- Senegal ranks 50th out of 53 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release