Senegal: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, Senegal's secondary education, vocational pupils fell 25.7% on 2017 (from 33,843 to 25,162).

Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2017), the average change was +1.2% and a typical year strayed about 20.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 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 38.4% in 1972 and the biggest yearly fall was 50.4% in 1987. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2010 to 2018 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 16% of the movement over 9 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

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

How it compares

In 2018, Senegal had the 35th highest value of the 64 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 2018 ranking

• Mongolia — 32nd of 64: 30,181
• Burkina Faso — 33rd of 64: 28,566
• Suriname — 34th of 64: 25,412
• Jordan — 36th of 64: 23,181
• Afghanistan — 37th of 64: 21,902
• Albania — 38th of 64: 20,605

What this measures

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

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

All 35 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Angola — 287,600 (2016)
• Benin — 27,875 (2016)
• Burkina Faso — 28,566 (2018)
• Burundi — 68,831 (2018)
• Cabo Verde — 1,212 (2018)
• Cameroon — 477,192 (2016)
• Central African Republic — 5,149 (2017)
• Chad — 7,791 (2016)
• Comoros — 0 (2018)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 870,961 (2015)
• Côte d'Ivoire

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, vocational pupils?

25,162 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 312.29% from 6,103 in 1971 (3.06% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 64,870 in 2013 and the lowest 3,897 in 2002.

How does Senegal rank?

35th highest of 64 economies with data for 2018.

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

In 2018, Senegal's secondary education, vocational pupils fell 25.7% on 2017 (from 33,843 to 25,162). Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2017), the average change was +1.2% and a typical year strayed about 20.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 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.VO, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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