Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Senegal
Senegal: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 12,979 number in 2008. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Senegal, 1996–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2008, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Senegal stood at 12,979 number. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 272.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Senegal peaked at 12,979 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3,489 number, in 1997.
Senegal ranks 90th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Senegal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3,494 number | — |
| 1997 | 3,489 number | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 5,955 number | +70.7% |
| 2001 | 6,778 number | +13.8% |
| 2002 | 6,810 number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 10,357 number | +52.1% |
| 2008 | 12,979 number | +25.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,492 number | 3,489 number | 3,494 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 8,576 number | 5,955 number | 12,979 number | 5 |
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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 teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Senegal?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Senegal was 12,979 number in 2008, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 12,979 number in 2008.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,489 number in 1997.
- How does Senegal rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Senegal ranks 90th out of 141 countries with data for 2008.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 272.0%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.