Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — Female in Senegal
Senegal: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — Female was 56.18 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — Female in Senegal, 2002–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — female in Senegal is 56.18 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — female in Senegal peaked at 57.2 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 47.28 %, in 2013.
That places Senegal 43rd out of 46 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — Female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 47.77 % | — |
| 2006 | 51.01 % | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 57.2 % | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 54.8 % | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 47.28 % | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 51.49 % | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 53.47 % | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 49.53 % | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 57.02 % | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 54.22 % | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 56.18 % | +3.6% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 56.18 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76.54 %, 73% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 56.18 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.56 %, 98% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.99 % | 47.77 % | 57.2 % | 3 |
| 2010s | 52.54 % | 47.28 % | 57.02 % | 7 |
| 2020s | 56.18 % | 56.18 % | 56.18 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More economy & growth data for Senegal
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 48.08 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.6 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.02 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -57.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0627 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 108.98 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — female in Senegal?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — female in Senegal was 56.18 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 57.2 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.28 % in 2013.
- How does Senegal rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — female?
- Senegal ranks 43rd out of 46 countries with data for 2023.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.