Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general in Senegal
Senegal: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general was 95.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
95.0%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
67th
of 188 countries
All-time high
96.2%
in 2019
All-time low
85.2%
in 2011
Years of data
18
1998–2023
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Senegal, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Senegal stood at 95.0%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Senegal peaked at 96.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 85.2%, in 2011.
That places Senegal 67th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 91.8% | — |
| 1999 | 93.4% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 93.2% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 93.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 94.7% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 93.8% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 85.2% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 87.2% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 86.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 88.6% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 96.2% | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 95.9% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 95.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.3%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 95.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.3%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.6% | 91.8% | 93.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 94.1% | 93.2% | 94.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 88.8% | 85.2% | 96.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 95.0% | 95.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 64 Cape Verde 95.8% compare
- 65 Pakistan 95.8% compare
- 66 Madagascar 95.0% compare
- 68 Kuwait 94.9% compare
- 69 United Arab Emirates 94.4% compare
- 70 Lesotho 94.1% compare
More education data for Senegal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55,703 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 64,252 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 162,919 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Senegal?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Senegal was 95.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.2% in 2011.
- How does Senegal rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Senegal ranks 67th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release