Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Senegal

Senegal: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 37.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
37.8%
World rank
67th
of 71 countries
All-time high
37.8%
in 2019
All-time low
12.8%
in 2008
Years of data
9
2006–2019

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Senegal, 2006–2019

1520253035402006201220192006: 18.2 %2008: 12.8 %2009: 14 %2010: 15.1 %2012: 23.4 %2013: 25.7 %2014: 25.7 %2015: 26.1 %2019: 37.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Senegal is 37.8%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is up 169.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Senegal peaked at 37.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2008.

That places Senegal 67th out of 71 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, both sexes (%) in Senegal, 2006 to 2019.
Year % Change
2006 18.2% —
2008 12.8% -29.8%
2009 14.0% +9.3%
2010 15.1% +7.8%
2012 23.4% +55.2%
2013 25.7% +9.8%
2014 25.7% +0.1%
2015 26.1% +1.4%
2019 37.8% +44.8%

Senegal compared with similar countries

  • Senegal's 37.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.4%, 46% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
  • Senegal's 37.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.0%, 69% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.0% 12.8% 18.2% 3
2010s 25.6% 15.1% 37.8% 6

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 64 Dominica 43.4% compare
  2. 65 Eritrea 41.6% compare
  3. 66 Grenada 38.5% compare
  4. 68 Niger 36.5% compare
  5. 69 Nicaragua 33.3% compare
  6. 70 Cape Verde 29.6% compare

See the full ranking of 89 places →

More reference data data for Senegal

All data for Senegal →

Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Senegal?
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Senegal was 37.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2008.
How does Senegal rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
Senegal ranks 67th out of 71 countries with data for 2019.
Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 169.8%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Senegal. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 30 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-teachers-with-the-minimum-required-qualifications-in-pre-primary-education/senegal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-teachers-with-the-minimum-required-qualifications-in-pre-primary-education/senegal/">Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Senegal</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,069 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Number of teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the pre-primary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers at the pre-primary level.