Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Senegal
Senegal: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 3.0% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Senegal is 3.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.4% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Senegal peaked at 5.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2023.
Senegal ranks 36th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.1% | — |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +29.5% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +64.5% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -47.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.4% | 5.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 3.0% | 5.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 33 Côte d'Ivoire 3.4% compare
- 34 Saint Lucia 3.4% compare
- 35 Estonia 3.2% compare
- 37 Guyana 2.9% compare
- 38 Central African Republic 2.9% compare
- 39 Belize 2.7% compare
More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 279,917 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,875 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,214 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 145,925 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.6393 % 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 3.0% 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 5.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2023.
- How does Senegal rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Senegal ranks 36th out of 88 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 31.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release