Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Senegal
Senegal: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 21.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Senegal, 1996–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Senegal is 21.7%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Senegal peaked at 21.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2001.
That places Senegal 145th out of 156 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 16.8% | — |
| 1997 | 17.0% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 15.6% | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 13.0% | -16.3% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 18.8% | +34.3% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 21.7% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.9% | 16.8% | 17.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 13.0% | 18.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 20.1% | 21.7% | 3 |
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 teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Senegal?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Senegal was 21.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2001.
- How does Senegal rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Senegal ranks 145th out of 156 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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 teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release