Completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes in Senegal
Senegal: Completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes was 61.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes in Senegal is 61.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes in Senegal peaked at 61.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 2005.
That places Senegal 51st out of 53 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, fourth quintile, both sexes in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.0% | — |
| 2005 | 31.6% | -26.3% |
| 2011 | 47.4% | +49.8% |
| 2014 | 52.9% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 56.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 54.9% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 55.3% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 61.1% | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.3% | 31.6% | 43.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 54.7% | 47.4% | 60.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 61.1% | 61.1% | 61.1% | 1 |
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More education data for Senegal
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes in Senegal?
- Completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes in Senegal was 61.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 61.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes?
- Senegal ranks 51st out of 53 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release