Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.6703 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Senegal is 0.6703 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Senegal peaked at 0.6703 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3936 GPIA, in 2017.
That places Senegal 86th out of 96 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.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Senegal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.4303 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.4772 GPIA | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5641 GPIA | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4998 GPIA | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6092 GPIA | +21.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3936 GPIA | -35.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5994 GPIA | +52.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6623 GPIA | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6128 GPIA | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6703 GPIA | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4303 GPIA | 0.4303 GPIA | 0.4303 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5437 GPIA | 0.3936 GPIA | 0.6623 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6416 GPIA | 0.6128 GPIA | 0.6703 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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 0.6703 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 0.6703 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3936 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Senegal rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Senegal ranks 86th out of 96 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 18.8%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release