Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Senegal
Senegal: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 95.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
95.8%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
81st
of 219 countries
All-time high
98.9%
in 2006
All-time low
87.1%
in 1972
Years of data
38
1971–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Senegal, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Senegal is 95.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Senegal peaked at 98.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 87.1%, in 1972.
Senegal ranks 81st of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 89.7% | — |
| 1972 | 87.1% | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 90.9% | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 89.9% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 89.7% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 87.3% | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 87.7% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 90.5% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 91.1% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 92.1% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 92.9% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 96.7% | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 96.3% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 96.7% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 96.3% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 95.6% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 97.1% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 97.8% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 97.6% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 98.2% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 95.9% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 94.8% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 93.9% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 94.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 93.7% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 94.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 95.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 94.5% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 94.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 94.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.8% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.4% | 87.1% | 90.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 92.1% | 87.3% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.1% | 95.6% | 98.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 98.2% | 95.9% | 98.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 94.4% | 93.7% | 95.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 94.1% | 95.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 78 Central African Republic 96.3% compare
- 79 Eswatini 96.1% compare
- 80 Sri Lanka 96.0% compare
- 82 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 95.7% compare
- 83 San Marino 95.6% compare
- 84 American Samoa 95.6% compare
More education data for Senegal
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0682 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3579 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0588 units per person (2024)
- 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)
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 95.8% 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 98.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.1% in 1972.
- How does Senegal rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Senegal ranks 81st out of 219 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 2.3%. 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release