Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Senegal
Senegal: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 12.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Senegal, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 12.4% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 2024.
The figure is down 21.5% on the previous year and up 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Senegal peaked at 16.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2013.
Senegal ranks 161st of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 11.6% | — |
| 2013 | 7.0% | -39.9% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +56.0% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | +35.1% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | -28.5% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | +24.2% |
| 2024 | 12.4% | -21.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 7.0% | 16.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 12.3% | 15.8% | 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 teachers in tertiary education who are female in Senegal?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Senegal was 12.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2013.
- How does Senegal rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Senegal ranks 161st out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.2%. 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 tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release