Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal
Senegal: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9144 index in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal is 0.9144 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal peaked at 0.9144 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1123 index, in 1981.
That places Senegal 135th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.1123 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.1238 index | +10.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1343 index | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1383 index | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1412 index | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1459 index | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1538 index | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1665 index | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1813 index | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 0.205 index | +13.1% |
| 1991 | 0.236 index | +15.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2614 index | +10.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2871 index | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2969 index | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3059 index | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3264 index | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3584 index | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3952 index | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4282 index | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 0.457 index | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4803 index | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4916 index | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5019 index | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5159 index | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5271 index | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5284 index | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5441 index | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5666 index | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5885 index | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6058 index | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6214 index | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6334 index | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6493 index | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6684 index | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7021 index | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7471 index | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7998 index | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.832 index | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8431 index | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8347 index | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8387 index | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8534 index | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8754 index | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.8961 index | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 0.9144 index | +2.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.9144 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.04 index, 88% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.9144 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9431 index, 97% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1442 index | 0.1123 index | 0.1813 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.31 index | 0.205 index | 0.4282 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5201 index | 0.457 index | 0.5885 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7102 index | 0.6058 index | 0.8431 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8688 index | 0.8347 index | 0.9144 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More gender data for Senegal
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,600 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 13,563 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 13,563 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 263,002 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 269,605 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 257,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 263,988 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 250,294 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal was 0.9144 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9144 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1123 index in 1981.
- How does Senegal rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Senegal ranks 135th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.