Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Senegal
Senegal: Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in was 10 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Senegal, 2004–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 10 for number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Senegal peaked at 11 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2022.
Senegal ranks 132nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 11 | — |
| 2005 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10 | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 10 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 10 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
| 2010s | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.33 | 10 | 11 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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 number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Senegal?
- Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Senegal was 10 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2022.
- How does Senegal rank for number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in?
- Senegal ranks 132nd out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release