Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes in Senegal
Senegal: Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes was 50.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes in Senegal is 50.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes in Senegal peaked at 56.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2005.
Senegal ranks 48th of 54 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.5% | — |
| 2005 | 21.0% | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 40.4% | +92.6% |
| 2014 | 47.3% | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 50.4% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 56.5% | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 49.7% | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 45.0% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 41.9% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 50.6% | +20.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.3% | 21.0% | 23.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 40.4% | 56.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 50.6% | 50.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 45 Sierra Leone 61.6% compare
- 46 Gambia 61.3% compare
- 47 Burkina Faso 59.1% compare
- 49 Madagascar 49.1% compare
- 50 Benin 49.0% compare
- 51 Malawi 45.5% compare
More education data for Senegal
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes in Senegal?
- Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes in Senegal was 50.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes?
- Senegal ranks 48th out of 54 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release