Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Senegal
Senegal: Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female was 39.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Senegal, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 39.3% for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Senegal peaked at 39.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2005.
That places Senegal 35th out of 41 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.7% | — |
| 2011 | 16.6% | +877.5% |
| 2014 | 28.7% | +72.9% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 26.9% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 39.3% | +47.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 16.6% | 28.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 39.3% | 39.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,875 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,214 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 145,925 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.6393 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 133,992 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Senegal?
- Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Senegal was 39.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female?
- Senegal ranks 35th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release