Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Senegal
Senegal: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes was 52.7% in 2023. β² Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Senegal, 2000β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Senegal is 52.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Senegal peaked at 52.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 2005.
Senegal ranks 79th of 88 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.2% | 24.9% | 32.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 39.7% | 51.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 52.7% | 52.7% | 52.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 76 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 54.4% compare
- 77 Mozambique, Republic of 54.4% compare
- 78 Haiti 53.0% compare
- 80 Benin 50.4% compare
- 81 Madagascar, Republic of 49.7% compare
- 82 Malawi 49.3% compare
More education data for Senegal
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 72,089 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 85.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Senegal?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Senegal was 52.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 52.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes?
- Senegal ranks 79th out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release