Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Senegal
Senegal: Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary was 29.8 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Senegal, 1985–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Senegal recorded 29.8 for pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in 2018.
That represents a change of up 35.4% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Senegal peaked at 36.3 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 16.99, in 2015.
That places Senegal 19th out of 182 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 23.71 | — |
| 1986 | 23.33 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 25.38 | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 25.59 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 24.41 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 23.04 | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 20.59 | -10.6% |
| 1997 | 19.99 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 19.98 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 19.1 | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 18.71 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 22.18 | +18.5% |
| 2002 | 26.47 | +19.3% |
| 2003 | 21.08 | -20.3% |
| 2004 | 27.65 | +31.2% |
| 2005 | 36.3 | +31.3% |
| 2006 | 26.99 | -25.7% |
| 2008 | 24.94 | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 25.37 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 24.44 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 20.1 | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 17.58 | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 17.59 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 17.22 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 16.99 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 21.65 | +27.5% |
| 2017 | 22.01 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 29.8 | +35.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 29.8 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.68, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 29.8 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.66, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +35.4% | 22.01 | 29.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.52 | 23.33 | 23.71 | 2 |
| 1990s | 22.26 | 19.1 | 25.59 | 8 |
| 2000s | 25.52 | 18.71 | 36.3 | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.82 | 16.99 | 29.8 | 9 |
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 pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Senegal?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Senegal was 29.8 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3 in 2005.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.99 in 2015.
- How does Senegal rank for pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary?
- Senegal ranks 19th out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in preprimary school.