Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0031 units per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Senegal, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, per capita in Senegal is 0.0031 units per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Senegal peaked at 0.0038 units per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 units per person, in 1972.
That places Senegal 168th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0006 units per person | — |
| 1978 | 0.0007 units per person | +21.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0008 units per person | +9.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0008 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 units per person | -16.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 units per person | +37.0% |
| 2001 | 0.001 units per person | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.001 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 units per person | +21.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0014 units per person | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0024 units per person | +77.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0029 units per person | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0029 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0031 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0038 units per person | +23.9% |
| 2020 | 0.003 units per person | -20.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0029 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0031 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.003 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.003 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 4 |
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More education data for Senegal
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Senegal?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Senegal was 0.0031 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0038 units per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 units per person in 1972.
- How does Senegal rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Senegal ranks 168th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.