4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education (%) in Senegal
Senegal: 4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education (%) was 50.8 in 2020. ▲ Rising
4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education in Senegal, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 50.8 for 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education in 2020.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education in Senegal peaked at 51 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19, in 2001.
Senegal ranks 152nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education (%) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33 | — |
| 2001 | 19 | -42.4% |
| 2002 | 33 | +73.7% |
| 2003 | 23 | -30.3% |
| 2004 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 29 | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 32 | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 35 | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 38 | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 41 | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 40 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 45 | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 48 | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 50 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 51 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 50 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 51 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 47 | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 50.8 | +8.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 50.8 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78.3, 65% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 50.8 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.1, 82% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education (%) in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +73.7% | 19 | 33 |
| 2001 | -42.4% | 33 | 19 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.1 | 19 | 38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.3 | 40 | 51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.8 | 50.8 | 50.8 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 84.65 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 75.47 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55,703 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 64,252 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 162,919 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 181,550 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.28 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4401 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education in Senegal?
- 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education in Senegal was 50.8 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 51 in 2016.
- What is the lowest 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 in 2001.
- How does Senegal rank for 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education?
- Senegal ranks 152nd out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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