Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.7429 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Senegal, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.7429 GPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Senegal peaked at 0.7485 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4892 GPIA, in 2017.
Senegal ranks 121st of 132 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Senegal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.6038 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.6584 GPIA | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7091 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6787 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7189 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4892 GPIA | -31.9% |
| 2018 | 0.743 GPIA | +51.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7485 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7102 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7429 GPIA | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6038 GPIA | 0.6038 GPIA | 0.6038 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.678 GPIA | 0.4892 GPIA | 0.7485 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7266 GPIA | 0.7102 GPIA | 0.7429 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 118 Nigeria 0.7892 GPIA compare
- 119 Syrian Arab Republic 0.7837 GPIA
- 120 Mozambique 0.7665 GPIA compare
- 122 Togo 0.6798 GPIA compare
- 123 Burkina Faso 0.6365 GPIA compare
- 124 Pakistan 0.6358 GPIA compare
More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Senegal?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Senegal was 0.7429 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7485 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4892 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Senegal rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Senegal ranks 121st out of 132 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release