Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Senegal
Senegal: Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) was 72.8% in 2025. β Volatile
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Senegal, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 72.8% for completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Senegal peaked at 72.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1981.
Senegal ranks 139th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.0% | 5.5% | 10.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 11.4% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 13.6% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 37.8% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 59.3% | 72.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 136 Rwanda 76.6% compare
- 137 Gabon 76.3% compare
- 138 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 74.9% compare
- 140 Zambia 72.6% compare
- 141 Lao People's Democratic Republic 72.6% compare
- 142 Yemen, Republic of 72.2% 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, female (modelled data) in Senegal?
- Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Senegal was 72.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 72.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1981.
- How does Senegal rank for completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data)?
- Senegal ranks 139th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release