Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Senegal
Senegal: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 52.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Senegal, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Senegal stood at 52.2%.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Senegal peaked at 77.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 2017.
Senegal ranks 35th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.4% | — |
| 2001 | 77.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 77.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 77.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 75.2% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 74.9% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 74.5% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 73.9% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 72.3% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 69.2% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 65.4% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 61.5% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 57.6% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 54.0% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 51.5% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 50.2% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 49.3% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 49.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 50.2% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 51.0% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 51.4% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 51.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 51.4% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 51.6% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 52.2% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.0% | 69.2% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 49.0% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 51.0% | 52.2% | 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 out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Senegal?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Senegal was 52.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 77.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 2017.
- How does Senegal rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Senegal ranks 35th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 youth of upper 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