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The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in Senegal

Name: Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in Senegal
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Senegal: Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching was 26.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

26.6%

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

81st

of 87 countries

All-time high

28.4%

in 2021

All-time low

12.9%

in 2019

Years of data

2019–2023

Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in Senegal, 2019–2023

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 26.6% for share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 105.6% over five years.

Senegal ranks 81st of 87 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2010s	12.9%	12.9%	12.9%	1
2020s	23.8%	13.8%	28.4%	4

Countries ranked near Senegal

78 Cape Verde 32.1% compare
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80 Mexico 29.6% compare
82 Zimbabwe 22.6% compare
83 Syria 8.2% compare
84 Kiribati 4.1% compare

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More education data for Senegal

Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 72,089 (2024)
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.77 live births per woman (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 96.1% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Senegal?: Share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Senegal was 26.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching recorded in Senegal?: The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2021.
What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching recorded in Senegal?: The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2019.
How does Senegal rank for share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching?: Senegal ranks 81st out of 87 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this Senegal data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 87 places, 824 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%)