Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender was 0.5613 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 0.5613 GPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Senegal peaked at 0.6129 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2569 GPIA, in 2006.
Senegal ranks 90th of 100 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 rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Senegal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.2569 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.3622 GPIA | +41.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4562 GPIA | +26.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4021 GPIA | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4379 GPIA | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3311 GPIA | -24.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4177 GPIA | +26.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4645 GPIA | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6129 GPIA | +31.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5613 GPIA | -8.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.5613 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7341 GPIA, 76% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.5613 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5613 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2569 GPIA | 0.2569 GPIA | 0.2569 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4102 GPIA | 0.3311 GPIA | 0.4645 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5871 GPIA | 0.5613 GPIA | 0.6129 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 84.65 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 75.47 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55,703 (2023)
- 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)
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 0.5613 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 0.6129 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2569 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Senegal rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Senegal ranks 90th out of 100 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 up 23.0%. 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, 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