Senegal Literacy Rate 1988-2023
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
- Senegal literacy rate for 2021 was 56.30%, a 4.4% increase from 2017.
- Senegal literacy rate for 2017 was 51.90%, a 8.37% increase from 2013.
- Senegal literacy rate for 2013 was 43.53%, a 8.28% decline from 2011.
- Senegal literacy rate for 2011 was 51.81%, a 3.78% increase from 2009.
| Senegal Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
56.30% |
4.40% |
| 2017 |
51.90% |
8.37% |
| 2013 |
43.53% |
-8.28% |
| 2011 |
51.81% |
3.78% |
| 2009 |
48.04% |
6.15% |
| 2006 |
41.89% |
2.62% |
| 2002 |
39.28% |
12.41% |
| 1988 |
26.87% |
12.41% |
