Tertiary education, academic staff in Senegal
Senegal: Tertiary education, academic staff was 12.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Senegal, 1992–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 12.4% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.5% on the previous year and up 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Senegal peaked at 16.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2013.
That places Senegal 159th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 11.6% | — |
| 2013 | 7.0% | -39.9% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +56.0% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | +35.1% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | -28.5% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | +24.2% |
| 2024 | 12.4% | -21.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 7.0% | 16.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 12.3% | 15.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 85.33 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 85.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Senegal?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Senegal was 12.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2013.
- How does Senegal rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Senegal ranks 159th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.