Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Senegal

Senegal: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 94.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
94.5%
World rank
90th
of 205 countries
All-time high
98.9%
in 2006
All-time low
87.1%
in 1972
Years of data
34
1971–2019

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Senegal, 1971–2019

0204060801001971199520191971: 89.7 %1972: 87.1 %1978: 90.9 %1979: 89.9 %1980: 89.7 %1981: 87.3 %1982: 87.7 %1983: 90.5 %1984: 91.1 %1985: 92.1 %1986: 92.9 %1987: 96.7 %1988: 96.3 %1989: 96.7 %1990: 96.3 %1992: 95.6 %1996: 97.1 %1997: 97.8 %1998: 97.6 %1999: 98.2 %2000: 98.2 %2001: 98.3 %2002: 98.7 %2004: 98.8 %2005: 98.8 %2006: 98.9 %2008: 95.9 %2010: 94.8 %2011: 93.9 %2012: 94.3 %2013: 93.7 %2014: 94.3 %2015: 95.2 %2019: 94.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Senegal stood at 94.5%.

That represents a change of down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Senegal peaked at 98.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 87.1%, in 1972.

That places Senegal 90th out of 205 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%) in Senegal, 1971 to 2019.
Year % Change
1971 89.7%
1972 87.1% -2.9%
1978 90.9% +4.3%
1979 89.9% -1.1%
1980 89.7% -0.3%
1981 87.3% -2.7%
1982 87.7% +0.5%
1983 90.5% +3.2%
1984 91.1% +0.7%
1985 92.1% +1.1%
1986 92.9% +0.9%
1987 96.7% +4.0%
1988 96.3% -0.3%
1989 96.7% +0.4%
1990 96.3% -0.4%
1992 95.6% -0.7%
1996 97.1% +1.6%
1997 97.8% +0.7%
1998 97.6% -0.2%
1999 98.2% +0.6%
2000 98.2% -0.0%
2001 98.3% +0.1%
2002 98.7% +0.4%
2004 98.8% +0.2%
2005 98.8% -0.0%
2006 98.9% +0.1%
2008 95.9% -3.1%
2010 94.8% -1.1%
2011 93.9% -1.0%
2012 94.3% +0.4%
2013 93.7% -0.6%
2014 94.3% +0.6%
2015 95.2% +1.0%
2019 94.5% -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 89.4% 87.1% 90.9% 4
1980s 92.1% 87.3% 96.7% 10
1990s 97.1% 95.6% 98.2% 6
2000s 98.2% 95.9% 98.9% 7
2010s 94.4% 93.7% 95.2% 7

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 87 Guyana 94.7% compare
  2. 88 Georgia 94.7% compare
  3. 89 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 94.6% compare
  4. 91 Sao Tome and Principe 94.4% compare
  5. 92 Equatorial Guinea 94.2% compare
  6. 93 Togo 94.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Senegal?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Senegal was 94.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2006.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 87.1% in 1972.
How does Senegal rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
Senegal ranks 90th out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 8,733 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.