Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational in Senegal
Senegal: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational was 5.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 5.0%.
The figure is up 22.2% on the previous year and down 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Senegal peaked at 14.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2019.
Senegal ranks 124th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.2% | — |
| 1999 | 6.6% | -19.8% |
| 2000 | 6.8% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 6.4% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | +137.8% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -67.0% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +22.2% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 5.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.3%, 54% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 5.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.7%, 52% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +137.8% | 6.2% | 14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4% | 6.6% | 8.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.2% | 6.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 3.8% | 14.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.1% | 5.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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 5.0% 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 14.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2019.
- How does Senegal rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Senegal ranks 124th out of 168 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 down 61.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release