Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Senegal
Senegal: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 56.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 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, male in Senegal is 56.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Senegal peaked at 73.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 2016.
Senegal ranks 26th 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, male in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.6% | — |
| 2001 | 73.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 73.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 73.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 71.5% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 71.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 71.2% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 70.6% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 68.8% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 65.2% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 61.3% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 57.5% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 54.2% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 51.1% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 49.0% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 48.5% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 48.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 48.9% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 49.5% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 50.8% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 51.8% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 52.8% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 53.6% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 54.2% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 55.1% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 56.5% | +2.5% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 56.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.2%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 56.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 50.2%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.3% | 65.2% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 48.4% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.0% | 51.8% | 56.5% | 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, male in Senegal?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Senegal was 56.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 73.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 2016.
- How does Senegal rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Senegal ranks 26th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release