Trained teachers in primary education, female in Senegal
Senegal: Trained teachers in primary education, female was 70.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Senegal, 2003–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 70.4% for trained teachers in primary education, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, female in Senegal peaked at 72.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 2009.
That places Senegal 108th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 55.9% | — |
| 2004 | 49.4% | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 41.7% | -15.7% |
| 2007 | 38.1% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 34.1% | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 40.2% | +17.8% |
| 2011 | 61.3% | +52.4% |
| 2012 | 61.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 68.1% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 65.8% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 72.1% | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 71.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 66.3% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 69.3% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 70.4% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.9% | 34.1% | 55.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 62.0% | 40.2% | 72.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 69.7% | 66.3% | 71.7% | 5 |
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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 primary education, female in Senegal?
- Trained teachers in primary education, female in Senegal was 70.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 72.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 2009.
- How does Senegal rank for trained teachers in primary education, female?
- Senegal ranks 108th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 primary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.