Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Senegal
Senegal: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 50.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Senegal, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Senegal is 50.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Senegal peaked at 50.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2009.
That places Senegal 77th out of 92 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 20.2% | — |
| 2009 | 19.9% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | +36.9% |
| 2013 | 33.6% | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 32.4% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 33.2% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 49.5% | +49.4% |
| 2020 | 46.8% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 48.9% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 50.3% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 50.0% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.0% | 19.9% | 20.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 21.5% | 49.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 49.0% | 46.8% | 50.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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 50.0% 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 50.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2009.
- How does Senegal rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Senegal ranks 77th out of 92 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 49.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release