Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total was 0.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Senegal, 2011–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Senegal stood at 0.2%.
That represents a change of down 41.4% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Senegal peaked at 0.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.
Senegal ranks 48th of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 85.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 72,089 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 75.5% (2024)
- Labor force, female 36.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 6.13 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Senegal?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Senegal was 0.2% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- How does Senegal rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total?
- Senegal ranks 48th out of 66 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Doctoral or equivalent.