Home → Senegal → Education → Literacy Rate → Average

Senegal Average Literacy Rate 1988-2025

45.17% 13 data points
Adult literacy rate · World Bank

Senegal's average literacy rate from 1988 to 2025 was 45.17%, based on 13 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾
YearValueChangeRank
2025 50.43% +0.07pp 55th
2023 50.36% +3.53pp 29th
2019 46.83% +0.22pp 50th
2018 46.61% −5.29pp 44th
2017 51.90% +5.80pp 40th
2016 46.10% +2.51pp 42nd
2015 43.59% +0.06pp 44th
2013 43.53% −8.28pp 32nd
2011 51.81% +3.77pp 49th
2009 48.04% +6.15pp 30th
2006 41.89% +2.61pp 25th
2002 39.28% +12.41pp 18th
1988 26.87% – 4th
Source: World Bank (SE.ADT.LITR.ZS)
Related
Literacy Rate (all years) Highest ever Lowest ever Literacy Rate 1990s Literacy Rate 2000s Literacy Rate 2010s Literacy Rate 2020s Tertiary Enrollment Education Spending Primary Enrollment Secondary Enrollment Primary Completion Rate vs Cameroon vs Comoros vs Guinea vs Pakistan Global Ranking