Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Senegal
Senegal: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1.01 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
127th
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPIA
in 1978
All-time low
0.9752 GPIA
in 1972
Years of data
36
1971–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Senegal, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Senegal is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Senegal peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.9752 GPIA, in 1972.
That places Senegal 127th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Senegal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9777 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.9752 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.05 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9972 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9976 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9873 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9885 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9908 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9917 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9942 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9984 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9933 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9962 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9752 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9972 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9918 GPIA | 0.9873 GPIA | 0.9984 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9933 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 72,089 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Senegal?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Senegal was 1.01 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 1978.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9752 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Senegal rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Senegal ranks 127th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release