Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Senegal
Senegal: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 35.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Senegal, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Senegal stood at 35.5%.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Senegal peaked at 35.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2008.
Senegal ranks 104th of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 10.6% | — |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +61.1% |
| 2013 | 23.3% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 34.3% | +43.3% |
| 2020 | 34.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 35.8% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 34.0% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 35.5% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.6% | 12.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 13.3% | 34.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 34.0% | 35.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 101 Nepal 37.1% compare
- 102 Cape Verde 37.0% compare
- 103 Malaysia 36.7% compare
- 105 Niue 30.8% compare
- 106 Micronesia (country) 19.0% compare
- 107 Burkina Faso 17.3% compare
More education data for Senegal
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Senegal?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Senegal was 35.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2008.
- How does Senegal rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Senegal ranks 104th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release