Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary adjusted gender in Senegal
Senegal: Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary adjusted gender was 0.7084 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Senegal, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Senegal is 0.7084 GPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Senegal peaked at 0.7374 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5259 GPIA, in 2008.
Senegal ranks 94th of 97 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 … teachers pre-primary adjusted gender in Senegal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.5259 GPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.62 GPIA | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 0.619 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7285 GPIA | +17.7% |
| 2013 | 0.693 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7291 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7222 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6927 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7374 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7309 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6755 GPIA | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7084 GPIA | +4.9% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.7084 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 71% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.7084 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 GPIA, 70% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.573 GPIA | 0.5259 GPIA | 0.62 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6974 GPIA | 0.619 GPIA | 0.7291 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.7131 GPIA | 0.6755 GPIA | 0.7374 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55,703 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 64,252 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 162,919 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 181,550 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.28 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4401 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.127 units per person (2024)
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 0.7084 GPIA 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 0.7374 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5259 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Senegal rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Senegal ranks 94th out of 97 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 2.2%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release