Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Senegal
Senegal: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 47.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Senegal, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Senegal is 47.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Senegal peaked at 81.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 2025.
That places Senegal 41st 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.3% | — |
| 2001 | 81.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 81.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 81.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 78.8% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 78.4% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 77.8% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 77.2% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 75.9% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 73.1% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 69.6% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 65.4% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 61.1% | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 57.0% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 54.0% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 51.9% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 50.2% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 49.1% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 48.8% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 49.7% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 50.2% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 50.0% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 49.4% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 48.4% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 47.9% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 47.5% | -0.8% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 47.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 47.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.9%, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.7% | 73.1% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 48.8% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.9% | 47.5% | 50.2% | 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, female in Senegal?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Senegal was 47.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 81.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 2025.
- How does Senegal rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Senegal ranks 41st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release