Trained teachers in primary education, male in Senegal
Senegal: Trained teachers in primary education, male was 80.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary education, male in Senegal, 2003–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male teachers.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 80.6% for trained teachers in primary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, male in Senegal peaked at 80.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.1%, in 2009.
That places Senegal 92nd out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education, male in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of male teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 55.2% | — |
| 2004 | 51.3% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 47.0% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 49.1% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 49.5% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 46.1% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 51.2% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 63.9% | +24.8% |
| 2012 | 66.1% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 74.4% | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 72.0% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 69.9% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 76.9% | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 77.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 74.5% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 77.1% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 80.6% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.7% | 46.1% | 55.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 67.8% | 51.2% | 76.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 77.3% | 74.5% | 80.6% | 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, male in Senegal?
- Trained teachers in primary education, male in Senegal was 80.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, male recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 80.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, male recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.1% in 2009.
- How does Senegal rank for trained teachers in primary education, male?
- Senegal ranks 92nd out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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, male (% of male 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.