Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Senegal
Senegal: Share of schools with access to computers for teaching was 12.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Senegal, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Senegal stood at 12.5%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 46.5% on the previous year and down 54.0% over ten years.
That places Senegal 111th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 27.3% | — |
| 2020 | 28.5% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | -34.7% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 23.4% | +24.8% |
| 2024 | 12.5% | -46.5% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 12.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 66.1%, 19% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 12.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.0%, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.3% | 27.3% | 27.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 12.5% | 28.5% | 5 |
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 share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Senegal?
- Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Senegal was 12.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for share of schools with access to computers for teaching?
- Senegal ranks 111th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to computers for teaching rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to computers for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%).