Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Senegal
Senegal: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 97.3% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Senegal is 97.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 1.6% 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, 95.0%, in 2020.
Senegal ranks 157th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 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 | 97.4% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 96.3% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 95.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 96.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 95.4% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 95.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.7% | 97.4% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 95.4% | 96.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 95.0% | 97.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Senegal
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.28 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2239 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 72,089 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1125 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 705,639 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.626 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 577,601 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,469 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 13.5 % change on previous year (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 97.3% 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 95.0% in 2020.
- How does Senegal rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Senegal ranks 157th out of 197 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 1.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release