Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Senegal
Senegal: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 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 education enrolled in 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% |
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
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 133,992 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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