Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, male in Senegal
Senegal: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, male was 60.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, male in Senegal, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 60.8% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, male in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, male in Senegal peaked at 68.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 2005.
Senegal ranks 62nd of 66 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, male in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 45.7% | — |
| 2005 | 31.5% | -31.1% |
| 2006 | 42.9% | +36.1% |
| 2009 | 60.4% | +41.0% |
| 2011 | 64.8% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 52.4% | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 46.7% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 53.2% | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 56.7% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 68.0% | +19.9% |
| 2018 | 54.2% | -20.3% |
| 2019 | 52.4% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 60.8% | +16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.1% | 31.5% | 60.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 46.7% | 68.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 60.8% | 60.8% | 60.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 59 Sierra Leone 68.1% compare
- 60 Mozambique 67.3% compare
- 61 Benin 66.3% compare
- 63 Burkina Faso 57.2% compare
- 64 Niger 56.8% compare
- 65 Guinea 54.9% 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 youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, male in Senegal?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, male in Senegal was 60.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, male recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, male recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, male?
- Senegal ranks 62nd out of 66 countries with data for 2023.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, male rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release