Senegal

Literacy Rate

51.9
percent
Dec 88Dec 06Dec 09Dec 11Dec 13Dec 170.00025.0050.0075.00100.00
  • Senegal
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

139
Mozambique60.66
140
Comoros58.82
142
Yemen54.1
143
Mauritania53.5
144
Senegal51.9
145
Ethiopia51.77
146
Gambia50.78
147
Liberia48.3
149
Sierra Leone43.21

Africa Ranking

33
Nigeria62.02
34
Sudan60.7
35
Mozambique60.66
36
Comoros58.82
38
Senegal51.9
39
Ethiopia51.77
40
Gambia50.78
41
Liberia48.3

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Definition of Literacy Rate

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.

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