Senegal: Secondary education, pupils

Key figures

Since 1971 it is up 2,060% from 59,401 in 1971 (6.09% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 15 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2023, Senegal's secondary education, pupils fell 0.2% on 2022 (from 1.29 million to 1.28 million).

Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2022), the average change was +6.9% and a typical year strayed about 3.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 16.9% in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.6% in 1979. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Senegal had the 21st highest value of the 51 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Senegal in the 2023 ranking

• Netherlands — 18th of 51: 1.61 million
• Romania — 19th of 51: 1.43 million
• Mali — 20th of 51: 1.31 million
• Belgium — 22nd of 51: 1.18 million
• Sierra Leone — 23rd of 51: 1.16 million
• Malawi — 24th of 51: 1.16 million

What this measures

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 38 values

Secondary education, pupils in nearby economies

• Angola — 2.59 million (2023)
• Benin — 929,099 (2022)
• Botswana — 175,513 (2021)
• Burkina Faso — 1.19 million (2024)
• Burundi — 590,027 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 55,831 (2022)
• Cameroon — 2.01 million (2023)
• Central African Republic — 137,844 (2017)
• Chad — 764,990 (2024)
• Comoros — 67,764 (2022)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 7.93 million (2023)

More education data for Senegal

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.16 (2021)
• Primary education, pupils — 2.35 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 85.33% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 96.07% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 75.52% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers

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Questions people ask

What is Senegal's secondary education, pupils?

1.28 million in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 2,060% from 59,401 in 1971 (6.09% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.29 million in 2022 and the lowest 59,401 in 1971.

How does Senegal rank?

21st highest of 51 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in secondary education, pupils unusual for Senegal?

In 2023, Senegal's secondary education, pupils fell 0.2% on 2022 (from 1.29 million to 1.28 million). Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2022), the average change was +6.9% and a typical year strayed about 3.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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