Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Senegal
Senegal: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 2,443 number in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Senegal, 1996–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 2,443 number for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2008. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 311.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Senegal peaked at 2,443 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 586 number, in 1996.
That places Senegal 99th out of 138 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 586 number | — |
| 1997 | 594 number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 928 number | +56.2% |
| 2001 | 884 number | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 944 number | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 1,452 number | +53.8% |
| 2008 | 2,443 number | +68.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 590 number | 586 number | 594 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,330 number | 884 number | 2,443 number | 5 |
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More education data for Senegal
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 72,089 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Senegal?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Senegal was 2,443 number in 2008, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2,443 number in 2008.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 586 number in 1996.
- How does Senegal rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Senegal ranks 99th out of 138 countries with data for 2008.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 311.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.