Progression to secondary school, male in Senegal
Senegal: Progression to secondary school, male was 75.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, male in Senegal, 1989–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, progression to secondary school, male in Senegal stood at 75.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, male in Senegal peaked at 95.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 40.9%, in 1989.
That places Senegal 140th out of 156 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, male in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 40.9% | — |
| 1995 | 45.4% | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 43.4% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 56.6% | +30.6% |
| 2001 | 54.2% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 57.2% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 65.8% | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 67.2% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 81.7% | +21.8% |
| 2007 | 78.1% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 74.1% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 81.4% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 95.8% | +17.7% |
| 2011 | 93.9% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 93.1% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 92.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 91.1% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 78.5% | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 75.3% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.9% | 40.9% | 40.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 44.4% | 43.4% | 45.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 68.3% | 54.2% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.6% | 75.3% | 95.8% | 7 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 85.33 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 85.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, male in Senegal?
- Progression to secondary school, male in Senegal was 75.3% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9% in 1989.
- How does Senegal rank for progression to secondary school, male?
- Senegal ranks 140th out of 156 countries with data for 2016.
- Is progression to secondary school, male rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).