Senegal: Secondary education, teachers, female

Key figures

Since 1972 it is up 1,267% from 744 in 1972 (5.26% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 33 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, female rose 1.5% on 2022 (from 10,022 to 10,170).

Across the 10 yearly changes before that (1985 to 2022), the average change was +15.4% and a typical year strayed about 25.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 77.6% in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 12.4% in 2013. 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 23rd highest value of the 35 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

• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 20th of 35: 17,594
• North Macedonia — 21st of 35: 11,662
• Mali — 22nd of 35: 10,669
• Singapore — 24th of 35: 8,760
• Nicaragua — 25th of 35: 7,967
• Cyprus — 26th of 35: 5,479

What this measures

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

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

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

All 19 values

Secondary education, teachers, female in nearby economies

• Benin — 6,971 (2022)
• Botswana — 8,532 (2021)
• Burkina Faso — 12,609 (2024)
• Burundi — 7,258 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 1,787 (2022)
• Cameroon — 48,324 (2023)
• Central African Republic — 2,040 (2017)
• Chad — 2,404 (2024)
• Comoros — 830 (2022)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 109,250 (2023)
• Congo, Rep.

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, female?

10,170 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1972?

It is up 1,267% from 744 in 1972 (5.26% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 15,080 in 2015 and the lowest 744 in 1972.

How does Senegal rank?

23rd highest of 35 economies with data for 2023.

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

In 2023, Senegal's secondary education, teachers, female rose 1.5% on 2022 (from 10,022 to 10,170). Across the 10 yearly changes before that (1985 to 2022), the average change was +15.4% and a typical year strayed about 25.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.TCHR.FE, 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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