Completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Senegal
Senegal: Completion rate, primary education, urban, female was 69.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Senegal, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 69.4% for completion rate, primary education, urban, female in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Senegal peaked at 70.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2005.
That places Senegal 72nd out of 77 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 47.8% | — |
| 2005 | 38.0% | -20.4% |
| 2011 | 56.3% | +48.1% |
| 2014 | 64.6% | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 67.3% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 69.2% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 68.5% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 69.4% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.9% | 38.0% | 47.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 56.3% | 70.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 69.4% | 69.4% | 69.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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, urban, female in Senegal?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Senegal was 69.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, female?
- Senegal ranks 72nd out of 77 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release