Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Senegal
Senegal: Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes was 34.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Senegal stood at 34.7%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Senegal peaked at 34.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2005.
Senegal ranks 44th of 52 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, poorest quintile, both sexes in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.1% | — |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -56.4% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | +273.4% |
| 2014 | 30.6% | +70.4% |
| 2015 | 30.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25.2% | -17.7% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 30.4% | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 26.3% | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 34.7% | +31.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 4.8% | 11.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 18.0% | 30.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 34.7% | 34.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.4401 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.127 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Senegal?
- Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Senegal was 34.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes?
- Senegal ranks 44th out of 52 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release