Secondary education, teachers in Senegal
Senegal: Secondary education, teachers was 18.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, teachers in Senegal, 1972–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in Senegal is 18.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Senegal peaked at 28.2% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2001.
Senegal ranks 184th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 28.2% | — |
| 1978 | 25.0% | -11.6% |
| 1984 | 15.4% | -38.3% |
| 1985 | 14.7% | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 15.2% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 14.9% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 13.0% | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | +32.2% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | -15.2% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | +39.0% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | -34.0% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.6% | 25.0% | 28.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 15.0% | 14.7% | 15.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 15.2% | 15.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 13.0% | 14.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 16.9% | 27.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 17.8% | 18.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 181 Uganda 23.7% compare
- 182 Ethiopia 22.9% compare
- 183 Burkina Faso 18.4% compare
- 185 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 17.6% compare
- 186 Côte d'Ivoire 17.4% compare
- 187 Sierra Leone 14.0% compare
More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Senegal?
- Secondary education, teachers in Senegal was 18.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 1972.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2001.
- How does Senegal rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Senegal ranks 184th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.