NationMaster - Senegalese Education statistics

Average years of schooling of adults	2.6	[89th of 100]
Children out of school, primary	361,762	[17th of 126]
Definition: Education > Children out of school, primary
Source: UNESCO
Duration of compulsory education	6 years	[151st of 171]
Definition: Education > Duration of compulsory education
Source: World Development Indicators database
Duration of education > Primary level	6	[70th of 181]
Definition: Education > Duration of education > Primary level
Source: UNESCO
Duration of education > Secondary level	6	[99th of 181]
Definition: Education > Duration of education > Secondary level
Source: UNESCO
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	29,303	[84th of 150]
Definition: Education > Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level
Source: UNESCO
Education spending (% of GDP)	3.6%	[93rd of 132]
Definition: Education > Education spending (% of GDP)
Source: Source: UNESCO UIS Data \| UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Education, primary completion rate	50	[113rd of 148]
Definition: Education > Education, primary completion rate
Source: United Nations Human Development Programme
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	39.6%	[151st of 170]
Definition: Education > Female enrolment share > Secondary level
Source: Source: UNESCO UIS Data \| UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Geographical aptitude results	66.951	[120th of 191]
Definition: Education > Geographical aptitude results
Source: UNESCO
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+	59.8%	[5th of 138]
Definition: Education > Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+
Source: The Geography Zone
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write
Definition: Education > Literacy > Definition
Source: Source: UNESCO UIS Data \| UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Literacy > Male	50%	[152nd of 156]
Definition: Education > Literacy > Male
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Literacy > Total population	40.2%	[156th of 160]
Definition: Education > Literacy > Total population
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Primary school girls out of school	70%	[10th of 99]
Definition: Education > Primary school girls out of school
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	18.93 %	[15th of 103]
Definition: Education > Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure
Source: Household survey data, net enrolment data from UNESCO, and data from UNICEF country offices
Public spending per student > Primary level	13.6	[65th of 126]
Definition: Education > Public spending per student > Primary level
Source: World Development Indicators database
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	46.53	[21st of 159]
Definition: Education > Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
Source: UNESCO
Tertiary enrollment	3.7%	[120th of 151]
Definition: Education > Tertiary enrollment
Source: World Development Indicators database
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24	0.7	[15th of 138]
Definition: Education > Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24
Source: UNESCO