Labor force with basic education, female in Senegal
Senegal: Labor force with basic education, female was 21.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with basic education, female in Senegal, 2011–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female working-age population with basic education.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 21.2% for labor force with basic education, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.5% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with basic education, female in Senegal peaked at 40.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 2024.
Senegal ranks 101st of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Labor force with basic education, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of female working-age population with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 40.5% | — |
| 2015 | 33.8% | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 35.5% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 31.5% | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 25.6% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 26.3% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 21.2% | -19.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.6% | 26.6% | 40.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 21.2% | 26.3% | 3 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3558 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.335 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.3759 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3778 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 21,943 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,088 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 23,953 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 23,061 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 47,014 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with basic education, female in Senegal?
- Labor force with basic education, female in Senegal was 21.2% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with basic education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force with basic education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for labor force with basic education, female?
- Senegal ranks 101st out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with basic education, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with basic education, female (% of female working-age population with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with basic education to the working-age population with basic education. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).