Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Senegal
Senegal: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 9.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 9.0%.
The figure is up 15.9% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Senegal peaked at 10.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2002.
Senegal ranks 122nd of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.0% | — |
| 1999 | 6.8% | -24.1% |
| 2000 | 7.1% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | -35.6% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | +68.6% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +25.2% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -22.7% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | +15.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 6.8% | 9.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 4.5% | 8.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 7.0% | 10.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.5% | 9.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 119 Sri Lanka 10.1% compare
- 120 Tajikistan 10.0% compare
- 121 Guinea 9.0% compare
- 123 Cape Verde 9.0% compare
- 124 Côte d'Ivoire 8.8% compare
- 125 Canada 8.7% compare
More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.4401 % change on previous year (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 9.0% 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 10.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2002.
- How does Senegal rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Senegal ranks 122nd 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 12.0%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release