Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Senegal
Senegal: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified was 34.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Senegal, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 34.5% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Senegal peaked at 34.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 2011.
Senegal ranks 96th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 31.1% | — |
| 2012 | 31.8% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 32.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 32.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 31.9% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 32.2% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 32.4% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 33.4% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 34.5% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.9% | 31.1% | 32.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 32.2% | 34.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 93 Côte d'Ivoire 37.9% compare
- 94 Djibouti 37.4% compare
- 95 Sierra Leone 35.1% compare
- 97 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 31.0% compare
- 98 Benin 29.6% compare
- 99 Chad 25.4% compare
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 primary education who are qualified in Senegal?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Senegal was 34.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 2011.
- How does Senegal rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified?
- Senegal ranks 96th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 primary education who are qualified according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release