Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Senegal
Senegal: Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes was 65.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Senegal stood at 65.4%.
That represents a change of up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Senegal peaked at 68.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 2005.
Senegal ranks 79th of 83 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.1% | — |
| 2002 | 52.7% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 40.5% | -23.1% |
| 2011 | 57.4% | +41.6% |
| 2014 | 64.7% | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 64.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 68.7% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 65.4% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 68.3% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 63.6% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 65.4% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.1% | 40.5% | 54.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 64.7% | 57.4% | 68.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 65.4% | 65.4% | 65.4% | 1 |
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More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Senegal?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Senegal was 65.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes?
- Senegal ranks 79th out of 83 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release