Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Senegal
Senegal: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 77.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Senegal, 2011–2023
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 77.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Senegal peaked at 84.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 48.7%, in 2011.
Senegal ranks 74th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 48.7% | — |
| 2012 | 65.8% | +35.1% |
| 2013 | 58.9% | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 69.1% | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 84.3% | +22.0% |
| 2020 | 77.8% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 83.6% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 78.4% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 77.3% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 65.4% | 48.7% | 84.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 79.3% | 77.3% | 83.6% | 4 |
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More education data for Senegal
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 77.3% 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 84.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.7% in 2011.
- How does Senegal rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Senegal ranks 74th out of 106 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 31.1%. 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 secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release