Progression to secondary school in Senegal
Senegal: Progression to secondary school was 73.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Senegal, 1971–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, progression to secondary school in Senegal stood at 73.0%.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Senegal peaked at 94.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 38.8%, in 1989.
That places Senegal 151st out of 167 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.3% | 43.7% | 49.3% | 4 |
| 1980s | 46.4% | 38.8% | 61.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 44.0% | 39.3% | 48.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 66.2% | 53.0% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.1% | 73.0% | 94.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 148 Mozambique 73.9% compare
- 149 Haiti 73.4% compare
- 150 Madagascar 73.2% compare
- 152 Myanmar 72.8% compare
- 153 Netherlands 72.8% compare
- 154 Rwanda 72.7% compare
More education data for Senegal
- 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 72,089 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Senegal?
- Progression to secondary school in Senegal was 73.0% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 94.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.8% in 1989.
- How does Senegal rank for progression to secondary school?
- Senegal ranks 151st out of 167 countries with data for 2016.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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 (%). 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).