Start month of the academic school year in Senegal
Senegal: Start month of the academic school year was 10 tertiary education in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
10 tertiary education
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 206 countries
All-time high
10 tertiary education
in 1998
All-time low
10 tertiary education
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Start month of the academic school year in Senegal, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 10 tertiary education for start month of the academic school year in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Senegal peaked at 10 tertiary education in 1998 and was at its lowest, 10 tertiary education, in 1998.
Senegal ranks 9th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Start month of the academic school year in Senegal, year by year
| Year | tertiary education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10 tertiary education | — |
| 1999 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 2 |
| 2000s | 10 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2010s | 10 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 9 Albania 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Benin 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Côte d'Ivoire 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Cameroon 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Cape Verde 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Djibouti 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Egypt 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Gabon 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Guinea-Bissau 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Haiti 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Jordan 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Liberia 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Mali 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Mauritania 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Nepal 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Somalia 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Sao Tome and Principe 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Chad 10 tertiary education 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 start month of the academic school year in Senegal?
- Start month of the academic school year in Senegal was 10 tertiary education in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 10 tertiary education in 1998.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 tertiary education in 1998.
- How does Senegal rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Senegal ranks 9th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release