Senegal: Secondary education, teachers

Key figures

Since 1972 it is up 2,014% from 2,635 in 1972 (6.17% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 31 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, teachers rose 1.8% on 2022 (from 54,742 to 55,703).

Across the 11 yearly changes before that (1982 to 2022), the average change was +10.8% and a typical year strayed about 8.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 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 27.8% in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.9% in 2021. 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 19th highest value of the 39 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

• Afghanistan — 16th of 39: 88,020
• Greece — 17th of 39: 82,575
• Mali — 18th of 39: 80,395
• Croatia — 20th of 39: 53,231
• Togo — 21st of 39: 51,488
• West Bank and Gaza — 22nd of 39: 50,739

What this measures

Secondary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The precision of this indicator can be influenced by the enumeration method used, such as headcount or 'full-time equivalent' count of teachers.

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

All 21 values

Secondary education, teachers in nearby economies

• Angola — 91,250 (2023)
• Benin — 57,296 (2022)
• Botswana — 15,284 (2021)
• Burkina Faso — 68,557 (2024)
• Burundi — 27,748 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 3,534 (2022)
• Cameroon — 118,092 (2023)
• Central African Republic — 4,357 (2017)
• Chad — 23,874 (2024)
• Comoros — 7,728 (2022)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 621,578 (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, teachers?

55,703 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1972?

It is up 2,014% from 2,635 in 1972 (6.17% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 55,786 in 2015 and the lowest 2,635 in 1972.

How does Senegal rank?

19th highest of 39 economies with data for 2023.

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

In 2023, Senegal's secondary education, teachers rose 1.8% on 2022 (from 54,742 to 55,703). Across the 11 yearly changes before that (1982 to 2022), the average change was +10.8% and a typical year strayed about 8.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 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.TCHR, 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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