Literacy rate, youth female in Senegal
Senegal: Literacy rate, youth female was 65.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth female in Senegal, 1988–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15-24.
Analysis
In 2023, literacy rate, youth female in Senegal stood at 65.6%.
That represents a change of up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth female in Senegal peaked at 65.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 1988.
Senegal ranks 96th of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 28.0% | — |
| 2002 | 41.0% | +46.2% |
| 2005 | 34.0% | -17.0% |
| 2006 | 44.5% | +31.0% |
| 2009 | 54.6% | +22.6% |
| 2011 | 58.7% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 51.1% | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 51.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 56.9% | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 59.9% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 63.5% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 65.7% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 65.6% | +2.5% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 65.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.8%, 70% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 65.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 80.1%, 82% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 43.5% | 34.0% | 54.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 51.1% | 65.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 65.6% | 65.6% | 65.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 93 Burkina Faso 67.1% compare
- 94 Mauritania 67.0% compare
- 95 Pakistan 66.5% compare
- 97 Mozambique 65.4% compare
- 98 Gambia 62.5% compare
- 99 Cote d'Ivoire 58.3% compare
More education data for Senegal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55,703 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth female in Senegal?
- Literacy rate, youth female in Senegal was 65.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 65.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 1988.
- How does Senegal rank for literacy rate, youth female?
- Senegal ranks 96th out of 105 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate, youth female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.