Primary education, teachers in Senegal
Senegal: Primary education, teachers was 34.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Senegal, 1978–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 34.5% for primary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Senegal peaked at 34.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 1978.
Senegal ranks 189th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.9% | 20.6% | 21.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 26.0% | 22.1% | 27.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 25.5% | 21.7% | 27.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 22.1% | 29.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 30.6% | 32.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 32.2% | 34.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 186 Guinea 40.9% compare
- 187 Côte d'Ivoire 37.9% compare
- 188 Djibouti 37.4% compare
- 190 Sierra Leone 33.8% compare
- 191 Haiti 32.4% compare
- 192 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 32.4% compare
More education data for Senegal
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 72,089 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 85.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Senegal?
- Primary education, teachers in Senegal was 34.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 1978.
- How does Senegal rank for primary education, teachers?
- Senegal ranks 189th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.