Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Senegal
Senegal: Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public was 1.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Senegal is 1.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Senegal peaked at 1.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2000.
Senegal ranks 5th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Senegal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +31.5% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 4 |
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 percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Senegal?
- Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Senegal was 1.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public?
- Senegal ranks 5th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release