Unemployment with advanced education in Senegal
Senegal: Unemployment with advanced education was 13.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education in Senegal, 2011–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with advanced education in Senegal stood at 13.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.2% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Senegal peaked at 17.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2011.
Senegal ranks 9th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Unemployment with advanced education in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8.6% | — |
| 2015 | 17.8% | +108.2% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 13.6% | -22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.2% | 8.6% | 17.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 13.6% | 17.5% | 3 |
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More work & labour data for Senegal
- 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 unemployment with advanced education in Senegal?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Senegal was 13.6% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2011.
- How does Senegal rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Senegal ranks 9th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).