Senegal's adult literacy rose from 26.9 % in 1988 to 50.4 % in 2023.
Senegal's school enrolment, primary (% gross) rose from 52.3 % in 1992 to 85.3 % in 2024.
Senegal · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 15 with data
Senegal's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 37.9 % in 1988 to 67.4 % in 2023.
Senegal's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 11.4 % in 1984 to 44.1 % in 2023.
Senegal's tertiary enrolment rose from 2.7 % in 1981 to 15.3 % in 2024.
Senegal's children out of school, primary rose from 659,605 in 1986 to 675,615 in 2024.
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- Primary completion rateup +1.3 pts105th of 111
- Tertiary attainmentdown −1.1 pts88th of 96
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)down −2.3 pts94th of 95
- Expected years of schoolingdown −0.0 yrs177th of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.7 yrs141st of 145
- Learning povertydown −4.8 pts17th of 41*
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- Education spendingup +0.2 pts11th of 121
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −1.6 pts4th of 60
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +10.7 %74th of 90
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