Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Senegal

Senegal: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 25.6% in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
25.6%
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
32nd
of 153 countries
All-time high
51.4%
in 2007
All-time low
25.6%
in 2014
Years of data
10
2004–2014

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Senegal, 2004–2014

02040602004200920142004: 39.2 %2005: 43.4 %2006: 40.7 %2007: 51.4 %2008: 46.8 %2009: 47.5 %2010: 47.9 %2011: 45.6 %2012: 27.4 %2014: 25.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 25.6% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Senegal peaked at 51.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 2014.

Senegal ranks 32nd of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%) in Senegal, 2004 to 2014.
Year % Change
2004 39.2%
2005 43.4% +10.8%
2006 40.7% -6.2%
2007 51.4% +26.2%
2008 46.8% -9.0%
2009 47.5% +1.6%
2010 47.9% +0.8%
2011 45.6% -4.8%
2012 27.4% -39.8%
2014 25.6% -6.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 44.8% 39.2% 51.4% 6
2010s 36.6% 25.6% 47.9% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Senegal?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Senegal was 25.6% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 51.4% in 2007.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 2014.
How does Senegal rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Senegal ranks 32nd out of 153 countries with data for 2014.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Senegal data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 2,218 data points, 1997–2020
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Percentage of pupils in each level of education (primary and lower secondary general education) who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. The value is calculated as the sum of enrolments across all grades in the given level of education which are 2 or more years older than the intended age for the given grade is expressed as a percentage of the total enrolment in the given level of education. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/