Share of population with no formal education in Senegal
Senegal: Share of population with no formal education was 42.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of population with no formal education in Senegal, 1870–2020
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 42.0% for share of population with no formal education in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with no formal education in Senegal peaked at 99.9% in 1870 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 2020.
Senegal ranks 6th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Share of population with no formal education in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 99.9% | — |
| 1875 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 1895 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 1905 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
| 1915 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 1920 | 92.7% | -6.7% |
| 1925 | 86.8% | -6.4% |
| 1930 | 82.3% | -5.2% |
| 1935 | 73.1% | -11.2% |
| 1940 | 69.5% | -4.9% |
| 1945 | 66.2% | -4.7% |
| 1950 | 63.4% | -4.2% |
| 1955 | 61.0% | -3.8% |
| 1960 | 58.7% | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 57.3% | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 54.4% | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 51.2% | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 52.3% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 54.1% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 56.6% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 59.4% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 64.5% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 70.0% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 53.7% | -23.3% |
| 2015 | 47.7% | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 42.0% | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 2 |
| 1880s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 2 |
| 1890s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 2 |
| 1900s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 2 |
| 1910s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.5% | 2 |
| 1920s | 89.8% | 86.8% | 92.7% | 2 |
| 1930s | 77.7% | 73.1% | 82.3% | 2 |
| 1940s | 67.8% | 66.2% | 69.5% | 2 |
| 1950s | 62.2% | 61.0% | 63.4% | 2 |
| 1960s | 58.0% | 57.3% | 58.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 52.8% | 51.2% | 54.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 53.2% | 52.3% | 54.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 58.0% | 56.6% | 59.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 67.2% | 64.5% | 70.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 47.7% | 53.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 42.0% | 42.0% | 42.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 705,639 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.626 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 577,601 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,469 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 13.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with no formal education in Senegal?
- Share of population with no formal education in Senegal was 42.0% in 2020, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with no formal education recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 1870.
- What is the lowest share of population with no formal education recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2020.
- How does Senegal rank for share of population with no formal education?
- Senegal ranks 6th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population with no formal education rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with no formal education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.