Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Senegal
Senegal: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location was 0.36 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Senegal, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.36 LPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Senegal peaked at 0.56 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.21 LPIA, in 2009.
Senegal ranks 51st of 55 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, female, adjusted location in Senegal, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.22 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.27 LPIA | +22.7% |
| 2009 | 0.21 LPIA | -22.2% |
| 2011 | 0.39 LPIA | +85.7% |
| 2013 | 0.32 LPIA | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 0.26 LPIA | -18.8% |
| 2016 | 0.29 LPIA | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 0.56 LPIA | +93.1% |
| 2018 | 0.31 LPIA | -44.6% |
| 2019 | 0.33 LPIA | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.36 LPIA | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2333 LPIA | 0.21 LPIA | 0.27 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3514 LPIA | 0.26 LPIA | 0.56 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.36 LPIA | 0.36 LPIA | 0.36 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 48 Mozambique 0.38 LPIA compare
- 49 Afghanistan 0.37 LPIA compare
- 49 Mali 0.37 LPIA compare
- 52 Morocco 0.33 LPIA compare
- 53 Burkina Faso 0.29 LPIA compare
- 54 Niger 0.27 LPIA compare
More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Senegal?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Senegal was 0.36 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.56 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 LPIA in 2009.
- How does Senegal rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location?
- Senegal ranks 51st out of 55 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release