Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Senegal
Senegal: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female was 80.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Senegal, 1978–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
In 2017, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Senegal stood at 80.8%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Senegal peaked at 80.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 1978.
That places Senegal 141st out of 165 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 24.9% | — |
| 1979 | 27.0% | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 28.1% | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 29.1% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 30.5% | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 32.2% | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 33.1% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 33.9% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 37.5% | +10.7% |
| 1988 | 38.8% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 38.3% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 38.3% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 44.1% | +15.3% |
| 1997 | 48.7% | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 52.0% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 50.8% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 55.1% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 62.9% | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 62.6% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 67.6% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 70.6% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 72.3% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 72.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 74.1% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 75.1% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 78.8% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 77.8% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 78.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 77.3% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 80.8% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.0% | 24.9% | 27.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 32.9% | 28.1% | 38.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 45.4% | 38.3% | 52.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 66.0% | 55.1% | 72.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 74.1% | 80.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.127 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Senegal?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Senegal was 80.8% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 1978.
- How does Senegal rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female?
- Senegal ranks 141st out of 165 countries with data for 2017.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.