Completion rate, primary education … rate wealth WPIA adjusted in Senegal
Senegal: Completion rate, primary education … rate wealth WPIA adjusted was 0.4857 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.4857 WPIA for completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in Senegal peaked at 0.4857 WPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0969 WPIA, in 2005.
That places Senegal 41st out of 51 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education … rate wealth WPIA adjusted in Senegal, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1755 WPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.0969 WPIA | -44.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2763 WPIA | +185.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3976 WPIA | +43.9% |
| 2015 | 0.434 WPIA | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3375 WPIA | -22.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3611 WPIA | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4104 WPIA | +13.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3515 WPIA | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4857 WPIA | +38.2% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.4857 WPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7927 WPIA, 61% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.4857 WPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4803 WPIA, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1362 WPIA | 0.0969 WPIA | 0.1755 WPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3669 WPIA | 0.2763 WPIA | 0.434 WPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.4857 WPIA | 0.4857 WPIA | 0.4857 WPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 38 Cote d'Ivoire 0.5168 WPIA compare
- 39 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.5103 WPIA compare
- 40 Ghana 0.5047 WPIA compare
- 42 Burkina Faso 0.4749 WPIA compare
- 43 Zambia 0.4636 WPIA compare
- 44 Cameroon 0.3507 WPIA 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 wealth parity index in Senegal?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in Senegal was 0.4857 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4857 WPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0969 WPIA in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index?
- Senegal ranks 41st out of 51 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. 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 wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release