Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Senegal
Senegal: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 2.7% 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 2.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 39.8% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Senegal peaked at 5.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2008.
Senegal ranks 40th 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 | 2.6% | — |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +46.0% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +18.6% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -39.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 2.7% | 5.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.4401 % 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 2.7% 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 5.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2008.
- How does Senegal rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Senegal ranks 40th 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 35.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release