Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes in Senegal
Senegal: Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes was 43.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes in Senegal stood at 43.9%.
The figure is up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes in Senegal peaked at 44.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2005.
Senegal ranks 47th of 53 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, second quintile, both sexes in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.2% | — |
| 2005 | 9.2% | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 29.0% | +216.2% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | +32.3% |
| 2015 | 41.6% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 41.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 40.7% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 44.2% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 39.7% | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 43.9% | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 9.2% | 12.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.3% | 29.0% | 44.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 43.9% | 43.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 44 Sierra Leone 56.1% compare
- 45 Côte d'Ivoire 54.6% compare
- 46 Burkina Faso 50.8% compare
- 48 Benin 37.1% compare
- 49 Malawi 32.5% compare
- 50 Mali 32.2% compare
More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 85.33 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 85.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes in Senegal?
- Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes in Senegal was 43.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes?
- Senegal ranks 47th out of 53 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release