Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Senegal
Senegal: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 36.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Senegal, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Senegal is 36.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Senegal peaked at 59.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 2023.
Senegal ranks 177th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 37.9% | — |
| 2005 | 46.1% | +21.8% |
| 2006 | 43.6% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 50.4% | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 53.9% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 56.1% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 53.3% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 59.2% | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 52.2% | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 37.4% | -28.4% |
| 2023 | 34.6% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 36.1% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.5% | 37.9% | 46.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 50.4% | 59.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 34.6% | 37.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 174 Chad 41.4% compare
- 175 Burkina Faso 40.7% compare
- 176 Central African Republic 39.9% compare
- 178 Cape Verde 33.7% compare
- 179 Algeria 22.4% compare
- 180 Niger 20.3% compare
More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 705,639 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.626 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 577,601 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,469 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 13.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Senegal?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Senegal was 36.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 59.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 2023.
- How does Senegal rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Senegal ranks 177th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release