Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Senegal
Senegal: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 3.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Senegal, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Senegal stood at 3.2%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 51.7% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Senegal peaked at 6.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2023.
Senegal ranks 27th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.7% | — |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +55.5% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -51.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.1% | 6.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 3.2% | 6.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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 3.2% 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 6.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2023.
- How does Senegal rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Senegal ranks 27th out of 83 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 down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release