Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 0.6553 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.6553 GPIA
World rank
121st
of 134 countries
All-time high
0.6553 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.4148 GPIA
in 2017
Years of data
9
2006–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Senegal, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Senegal stood at 0.6553 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Senegal peaked at 0.6553 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4148 GPIA, in 2017.
Senegal ranks 121st of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Senegal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.4477 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.5798 GPIA | +29.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6489 GPIA | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5768 GPIA | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5838 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4148 GPIA | -28.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5963 GPIA | +43.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5976 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6553 GPIA | +9.7% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.6553 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8479 GPIA, 77% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.6553 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6658 GPIA, 98% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4477 GPIA | 0.4477 GPIA | 0.4477 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5711 GPIA | 0.4148 GPIA | 0.6489 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6553 GPIA | 0.6553 GPIA | 0.6553 GPIA | 1 |
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 0.6553 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 0.6553 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4148 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Senegal rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Senegal ranks 121st out of 134 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 1.0%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release