Share of all students in lower secondary … lower both sexes general in Senegal
Senegal: Share of all students in lower secondary … lower both sexes general was 97.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Senegal, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 97.0% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2023.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Senegal peaked at 100.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 94.2%, in 2020.
That places Senegal 168th out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary … lower both sexes general in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 100.0% | — |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.9% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 95.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 96.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 94.5% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 94.2% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +2.8% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 97.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 97% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 97.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 99.8%, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.6% | 96.9% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 94.5% | 96.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 94.2% | 97.0% | 4 |
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 all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Senegal?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Senegal was 97.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.2% in 2020.
- How does Senegal rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Senegal ranks 168th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release