Secondary education, pupils in Senegal
Senegal: Secondary education, pupils was 51.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Senegal, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Senegal is 51.9%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Senegal peaked at 51.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 1971.
Senegal ranks 18th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 28.5% | — |
| 1972 | 29.1% | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 31.6% | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 32.2% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 32.5% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 32.7% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 33.7% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 33.1% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 32.8% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 33.0% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 32.9% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 33.4% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 33.0% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 33.5% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 34.6% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 37.5% | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 37.3% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 38.0% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 39.0% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 39.2% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 39.5% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 39.9% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 41.6% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 42.8% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 43.9% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 46.3% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 47.5% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 48.2% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 48.9% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 49.6% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 51.8% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 51.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.3% | 28.5% | 32.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 33.0% | 32.5% | 33.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 36.6% | 33.5% | 39.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 41.4% | 39.2% | 43.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 46.3% | 51.9% | 7 |
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More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 85.33 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 85.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Senegal?
- Secondary education, pupils in Senegal was 51.9% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 1971.
- How does Senegal rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Senegal ranks 18th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.