Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity (%) in Senegal
Senegal: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity (%) was 96.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
96.3%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
100th
of 126 countries
All-time high
96.4%
in 2021
All-time low
91.4%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2019–2024
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Senegal, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 96.3% for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
That places Senegal 100th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity (%) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 91.4% | — |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 96.4% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 96.1% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 96.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.9%, 98% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 96.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.5%, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.4% | 91.4% | 91.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 95.0% | 96.4% | 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 upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Senegal?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Senegal was 96.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.4% in 2019.
- How does Senegal rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity?
- Senegal ranks 100th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release