Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Senegal
Senegal: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 77.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Senegal, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Senegal stood at 77.1%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Senegal peaked at 77.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 2009.
Senegal ranks 107th of 139 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 55.4% | — |
| 2004 | 50.8% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 45.7% | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 49.7% | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 46.0% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 46.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 42.6% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 47.9% | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 63.1% | +31.9% |
| 2012 | 64.7% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 72.4% | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 68.3% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 75.3% | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 75.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 75.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 71.8% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 74.5% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 77.1% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.1% | 42.6% | 55.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 47.9% | 75.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 74.8% | 71.8% | 77.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 104 Monaco 80.0% compare
- 105 Bangladesh 77.9% compare
- 106 Saint Lucia 77.1% compare
- 108 Eritrea 76.9% compare
- 109 Guinea 76.7% compare
- 110 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 76.3% compare
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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Senegal?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Senegal was 77.1% in 2024, 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 77.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 2009.
- How does Senegal rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Senegal ranks 107th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release