Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 45.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Senegal, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Senegal is 45.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Senegal peaked at 45.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 2006.
Senegal ranks 128th of 133 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 30.5% | — |
| 2011 | 42.9% | +40.7% |
| 2013 | 40.1% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 41.4% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 42.8% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 43.7% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 44.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 40.5% | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 43.0% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 45.5% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.5% | 30.5% | 30.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 40.1% | 44.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 44.3% | 43.0% | 45.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 125 Ethiopia 60.3% compare
- 126 Benin 59.7% compare
- 127 Sierra Leone 52.5% compare
- 129 Burkina Faso 42.3% compare
- 130 Afghanistan 41.6% compare
- 131 Guinea 39.9% compare
More education data for Senegal
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 64,252 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 162,919 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 181,550 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.28 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4401 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.127 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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 45.5% 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 45.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 2006.
- How does Senegal rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Senegal ranks 128th out of 133 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 13.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release