Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Senegal
Senegal: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female was 17.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Senegal, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Senegal stood at 17.6%.
The figure is up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Senegal peaked at 21.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2002.
That places Senegal 50th out of 55 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, rural, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 9.4% | — |
| 2006 | 12.9% | +36.5% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 19.3% | +73.8% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | -31.5% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | +62.1% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | -26.1% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 17.6% | +17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 9.4% | 12.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 11.6% | 21.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 17.6% | 17.6% | 1 |
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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, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Senegal?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Senegal was 17.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2002.
- How does Senegal rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female?
- Senegal ranks 50th out of 55 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release