Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Senegal
Senegal: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.6553 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
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 120th of 133 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 |
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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 0.6553 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 120th out of 133 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