Completion rate, primary education, female in Senegal
Senegal: Completion rate, primary education, female was 57.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, female in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, primary education, female in Senegal stood at 57.6%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female in Senegal peaked at 57.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 2005.
Senegal ranks 79th of 90 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 | 26.2% | 22.2% | 28.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 38.4% | 52.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 57.6% | 57.6% | 57.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 76 Rwanda 69.3% compare
- 77 Côte d’Ivoire 64.1% compare
- 78 Haiti 57.8% compare
- 80 Mozambique, Republic of 54.6% compare
- 81 Malawi 54.0% compare
- 82 Madagascar, Republic of 53.6% 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 in Senegal?
- Completion rate, primary education, female in Senegal was 57.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 57.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for completion rate, primary education, female?
- Senegal ranks 79th out of 90 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release