Lower secondary completion rate, total in Senegal
Senegal: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 38.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Senegal, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in Senegal is 38.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Senegal peaked at 41.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1971.
Senegal ranks 167th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7.9% | — |
| 1972 | 9.1% | +15.6% |
| 1973 | 8.9% | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 8.8% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 8.4% | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 8.4% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 9.5% | +12.5% |
| 1982 | 10.0% | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 9.6% | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 9.9% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 10.2% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 11.9% | +16.1% |
| 1989 | 11.2% | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 12.3% | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 15.4% | +25.7% |
| 1996 | 12.2% | -21.3% |
| 1997 | 12.4% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 13.1% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 13.0% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | +38.8% |
| 2004 | 17.9% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 23.0% | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 31.7% | +38.0% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | -15.9% |
| 2009 | 28.2% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 33.8% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 41.3% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 39.2% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 35.4% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 40.2% | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 37.8% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 38.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 38.7% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.6% | 7.9% | 9.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 8.4% | 11.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 12.2% | 15.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 13.0% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 31.7% | 41.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 35.4% | 40.2% | 5 |
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More education data for Senegal
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 72,089 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Senegal?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Senegal was 38.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1971.
- How does Senegal rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Senegal ranks 167th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.