Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Senegal
Senegal: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 76.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 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 in Senegal stood at 76.5%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Senegal peaked at 76.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 1978.
Senegal ranks 166th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 30.8% | — |
| 1979 | 33.4% | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 34.6% | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 35.9% | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 37.7% | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 39.7% | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 40.5% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 41.3% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 45.9% | +11.2% |
| 1988 | 46.6% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 45.7% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 44.9% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 44.4% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 45.1% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 49.6% | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 53.9% | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 56.6% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 55.6% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 58.8% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 65.7% | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 63.7% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 64.7% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 67.7% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 70.2% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 71.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 71.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 72.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 75.9% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 74.8% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 75.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 75.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 73.5% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 76.5% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.1% | 30.8% | 33.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 40.9% | 34.6% | 46.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 50.0% | 44.4% | 56.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 66.6% | 58.8% | 71.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 74.5% | 72.0% | 76.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 163 Burkina Faso 79.3% compare
- 164 Puerto Rico 78.8% compare
- 165 Guinea 78.1% compare
- 167 Bahamas 74.4% compare
- 168 Chad 73.5% compare
- 169 Guinea-Bissau 72.7% compare
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 in Senegal?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Senegal was 76.5% 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 recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 76.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 1978.
- How does Senegal rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Senegal ranks 166th out of 183 countries with data for 2017.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 (% 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.