Literacy rate in Senegal in 2023 — 50.36%. Ranked 32 in the world out of 33. Since 1988, the indicator has risen by 23.49 pp.
1988–2023 · % of population aged 15+
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Senegal
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 50.36 | — |
| 2019 | 46.83 | +0.22 pp |
| 2018 | 46.61 | −5.29 pp |
| 2017 | 51.9 | +5.8 pp |
| 2016 | 46.1 | +2.51 pp |
| 2015 | 43.59 | — |
| 2013 | 43.53 | — |
| 2011 | 51.81 | — |
| 2009 | 48.04 | — |
| 2006 | 41.89 | — |
| 2002 | 39.28 | — |
| 1988 | 26.87 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Senegal
50.36
Burkina Faso
41.57
The share of the population aged 15 and older able to read and write a short simple statement about their everyday life. The UNESCO definition is deliberately minimal — it is the threshold of functional literacy, not an assessment of the quality of education. In most countries the data come from censuses and surveys, so they are updated irregularly.
Important: The series is incomplete: values are published only for the years in which a census or a literacy survey was conducted.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
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