Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Senegal
Senegal: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according was 31.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Senegal, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Senegal is 31.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Senegal peaked at 31.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2004.
Senegal ranks 124th of 127 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 23.4% | — |
| 2004 | 22.9% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 22.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 23.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 25.7% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 30.1% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 30.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 30.5% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 30.8% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 30.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 31.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 31.5% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.3% | 22.9% | 23.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 25.7% | 30.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 30.5% | 31.5% | 5 |
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 primary education who are trained according in Senegal?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Senegal was 31.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2004.
- How does Senegal rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according?
- Senegal ranks 124th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 trained 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