Literacy rate, youth total in Senegal
Senegal: Literacy rate, youth total was 67.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth total in Senegal, 1988–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of people ages 15-24.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 67.5% for literacy rate, youth total in 2023.
The figure is down 10.4% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth total in Senegal peaked at 75.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 37.9%, in 1988.
Senegal ranks 88th of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth total in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of people ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 37.9% | — |
| 2002 | 49.1% | +29.7% |
| 2005 | 46.1% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 50.9% | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 63.4% | +24.6% |
| 2011 | 65.8% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 56.9% | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 57.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 61.3% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 64.5% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 69.5% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 66.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 75.3% | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 67.5% | -10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.9% | 37.9% | 37.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.4% | 46.1% | 63.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 56.9% | 69.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 71.4% | 67.5% | 75.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 85 Mozambique 71.4% compare
- 86 Benin 71.2% compare
- 87 Gambia 67.5% compare
- 89 Côte d'Ivoire 66.8% compare
- 90 Burkina Faso 62.8% compare
- 91 Afghanistan 62.7% 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 total in Senegal?
- Literacy rate, youth total in Senegal was 67.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9% in 1988.
- How does Senegal rank for literacy rate, youth total?
- Senegal ranks 88th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate, youth total rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. 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 total (% of people 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.