Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.7263 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Senegal, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Senegal is 0.7263 GPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Senegal peaked at 0.7317 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4544 GPIA, in 2017.
Senegal ranks 98th of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Senegal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.5015 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.6555 GPIA | +30.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7317 GPIA | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6594 GPIA | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6584 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4544 GPIA | -31.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6796 GPIA | +49.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6671 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7263 GPIA | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5015 GPIA | 0.5015 GPIA | 0.5015 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6437 GPIA | 0.4544 GPIA | 0.7317 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7263 GPIA | 0.7263 GPIA | 0.7263 GPIA | 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 educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Senegal?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Senegal was 0.7263 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7317 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4544 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Senegal rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Senegal ranks 98th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release