Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Senegal
Senegal: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 33.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Senegal, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 33.5% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Senegal peaked at 64.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 33.5%, in 2025.
That places Senegal 33rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.9% | — |
| 2001 | 63.3% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 63.8% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 64.2% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 57.5% | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 55.7% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 53.1% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 46.6% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 43.5% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 40.9% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 38.9% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 37.5% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 36.8% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 36.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36.9% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 37.2% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 37.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 37.2% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 37.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 37.9% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 37.8% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 37.0% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 35.3% | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 33.5% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.1% | 43.5% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.6% | 36.5% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 33.5% | 37.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 30 Côte d'Ivoire 35.1% compare
- 31 Mauritania 34.3% compare
- 32 Congo 34.1% compare
- 34 Lebanon 33.4% compare
- 35 Suriname 33.1% compare
- 36 Lao People's Democratic Republic 32.7% 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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Senegal?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Senegal was 33.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 64.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 2025.
- How does Senegal rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Senegal ranks 33rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release