Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita was 0.0039 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Senegal, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.0039 units per person for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Senegal peaked at 0.0042 units per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 units per person, in 1973.
Senegal ranks 145th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0013 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0013 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0015 units per person | +15.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0014 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0014 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0015 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0015 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0015 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0016 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0017 units per person | +12.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0018 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.002 units per person | +10.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0018 units per person | -7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0018 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0017 units per person | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0016 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0017 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0015 units per person | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0017 units per person | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 units per person | -10.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0015 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0017 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0018 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0019 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0022 units per person | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0022 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0023 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0026 units per person | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0029 units per person | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0031 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0033 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0039 units per person | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0037 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0039 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.004 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0042 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0042 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0042 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0042 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0042 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0039 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.004 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0039 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0041 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.004 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0039 units per person | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.003 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.004 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 142 Papua New Guinea 0.0039 units per person compare
- 143 Albania 0.0039 units per person compare
- 144 Burkina Faso 0.0039 units per person compare
- 146 Hungary 0.0039 units per person compare
- 147 Austria 0.0039 units per person compare
- 148 Azerbaijan 0.0038 units per person compare
More education data for Senegal
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0682 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3579 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0588 units per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Senegal?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Senegal was 0.0039 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0042 units per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 units per person in 1973.
- How does Senegal rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita?
- Senegal ranks 145th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.