Completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female in Senegal
Senegal: Completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female was 54.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female in Senegal, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 54.6% for completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female in Senegal peaked at 54.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 2005.
That places Senegal 35th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18.9% | — |
| 2011 | 19.4% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | +98.5% |
| 2015 | 38.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 36.1% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 38.1% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 47.5% | +24.8% |
| 2019 | 38.6% | -18.7% |
| 2023 | 54.6% | +41.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.9% | 18.9% | 18.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 19.4% | 47.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 54.6% | 54.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female in Senegal?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female in Senegal was 54.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 54.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female?
- Senegal ranks 35th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. 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, rural, fourth quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release