Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal
Senegal: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 0.95 index in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal, 1988–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal is 0.95 index, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal peaked at 0.99 index in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.57 index, in 1988.
That places Senegal 76th out of 96 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.57 index | — |
| 2002 | 0.7 index | +22.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5922 index | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 0.77 index | +30.0% |
| 2009 | 0.75 index | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8 index | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.81 index | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8047 index | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.86 index | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.86 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.84 index | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.99 index | +17.9% |
| 2019 | 0.93 index | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.95 index | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.57 index | 0.57 index | 0.57 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.703 index | 0.5922 index | 0.77 index | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8618 index | 0.8 index | 0.99 index | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.95 index | 0.95 index | 0.95 index | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 73 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.96 index compare
- 73 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.96 index compare
- 73 Zambia 0.96 index compare
- 76 Nepal 0.95 index compare
- 78 Togo 0.94 index compare
- 79 Burkina Faso 0.93 index compare
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 literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal was 0.95 index in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 index in 2018.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.57 index in 1988.
- How does Senegal rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Senegal ranks 76th out of 96 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.