Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in Senegal
Senegal: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender was 1.19 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.19 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
8th
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.19 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.2838 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal stood at 1.19 modelled data. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal peaked at 1.19 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2838 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Senegal 8th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in Senegal, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.2838 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.3023 modelled data | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3239 modelled data | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3548 modelled data | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3825 modelled data | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4109 modelled data | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 0.442 modelled data | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4717 modelled data | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5013 modelled data | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5299 modelled data | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5525 modelled data | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5659 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5768 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5867 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5902 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5909 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.588 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.591 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5994 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6135 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6309 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6517 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6764 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7045 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7389 modelled data | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7783 modelled data | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8203 modelled data | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8645 modelled data | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9073 modelled data | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9448 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9754 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 1 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.03 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.05 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.07 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.09 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.11 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.13 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.14 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.15 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.16 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.17 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.18 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.18 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 1.19 modelled data | +0.5% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 1.19 modelled data is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 1.19 modelled data is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3859 modelled data | 0.2838 modelled data | 0.5013 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5771 modelled data | 0.5299 modelled data | 0.5994 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7386 modelled data | 0.6135 modelled data | 0.9073 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 modelled data | 0.9448 modelled data | 1.14 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 modelled data | 1.15 modelled data | 1.19 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 5 Equatorial Guinea 1.28 modelled data compare
- 6 Ethiopia 1.27 modelled data compare
- 7 Lesotho 1.24 modelled data compare
- 9 Madagascar 1.19 modelled data compare
- 10 Guinea-Bissau 1.18 modelled data compare
- 11 Burundi 1.17 modelled data compare
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 completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal was 1.19 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2838 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Senegal rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Senegal ranks 8th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release