Senegal: Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Key figures

Since 1972 it is down 9.98 percentage points from 28.24% in 1972. 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) fell 0.05 percentage points on 2022 (from 18.31% to 18.26%).

Across the 10 yearly changes before that (1985 to 2022), the average change was +0.69 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.88 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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 7.59 percentage points in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.04 percentage points 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 33rd highest value of the 36 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

• Cameroon — 30th of 36: 40.92%
• Afghanistan — 31st of 36: 35.55%
• Djibouti — 32nd of 36: 27.77%
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 34th of 36: 17.58%
• Mali — 35th of 36: 13.27%
• Congo, Rep. — 36th of 36: 11.83%

What this measures

Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes 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 weighted average.

All 19 values

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies

• Benin — 12.17% (2022)
• Botswana — 55.82% (2021)
• Burkina Faso — 18.39% (2024)
• Burundi — 26.16% (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 50.57% (2022)
• Cameroon — 40.92% (2023)
• Central African Republic — 46.82% (2017)
• Chad — 10.07% (2024)
• Comoros — 10.74% (2022)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 17.58% (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 (% female)?

18.26% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1972?

It is down 9.98 percentage points from 28.24% in 1972. The highest value was 28.24% in 1972 and the lowest 13.04% in 2001.

How does Senegal rank?

33rd highest of 36 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) fell 0.05 percentage points on 2022 (from 18.31% to 18.26%). Across the 10 yearly changes before that (1985 to 2022), the average change was +0.69 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.88 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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.ZS, 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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