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.
Completion rate, primary education, female (%) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.8% | — |
| 2002 | 28.5% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | -21.9% |
| 2011 | 38.4% | +72.5% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | +30.3% |
| 2015 | 51.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 52.5% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 51.4% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 51.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 50.7% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 57.6% | +13.7% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 57.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.3%, 66% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 57.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 69.3%, 83% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
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 Cote d'Ivoire 64.1% compare
- 78 Haiti 57.8% compare
- 80 Mozambique 54.6% compare
- 81 Malawi 54.0% compare
- 82 Madagascar 53.6% compare
More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.127 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