Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Senegal
Senegal: Trained teachers in preprimary education, female was 35.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Senegal, 2008–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Senegal is 35.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Senegal peaked at 35.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2008.
That places Senegal 100th out of 105 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 10.6% | — |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +61.1% |
| 2013 | 23.3% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 34.3% | +43.3% |
| 2020 | 34.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 35.8% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 34.0% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 35.5% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.6% | 12.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 13.3% | 34.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 34.0% | 35.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 97 Nepal 37.1% compare
- 98 Cape Verde 37.0% compare
- 99 Malaysia 36.7% compare
- 101 Micronesia, Federated States of 19.0% compare
- 102 Burkina Faso 17.3% compare
- 103 Saint Kitts and Nevis 15.0% compare
More education data for Senegal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55,703 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 64,252 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 162,919 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 181,550 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.28 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4401 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.127 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Senegal?
- Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Senegal was 35.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in preprimary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in preprimary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2008.
- How does Senegal rank for trained teachers in preprimary education, female?
- Senegal ranks 100th out of 105 countries with data for 2023.
- Is trained teachers in preprimary education, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. 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 Trained teachers in preprimary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in preprimary education are the percentage of preprimary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.