Trained teachers in preprimary education in Senegal
Senegal: Trained teachers in preprimary education was 38.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in preprimary education in Senegal, 2006–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in preprimary education in Senegal is 38.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in preprimary education in Senegal peaked at 38.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2008.
Senegal ranks 95th of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Trained teachers in preprimary education in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 18.2% | — |
| 2008 | 12.8% | -29.8% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | +55.2% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 25.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 26.1% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 37.8% | +44.8% |
| 2020 | 37.4% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 38.8% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 37.7% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 38.8% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.0% | 12.8% | 18.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 15.1% | 37.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 38.2% | 37.4% | 38.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.4401 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in preprimary education in Senegal?
- Trained teachers in preprimary education in Senegal was 38.8% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in preprimary education recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in preprimary education recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2008.
- How does Senegal rank for trained teachers in preprimary education?
- Senegal ranks 95th out of 108 countries with data for 2023.
- Is trained teachers in preprimary education rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.7%. 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 (% of total 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.